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COMMON BARBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does common barberry mean?
• COMMON BARBERRY (noun)
The noun COMMON BARBERRY has 1 sense:
1. upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
Familiarity information: COMMON BARBERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Berberis vulgaris; common barberry; European barberry
Hypernyms ("common barberry" is a kind of...):
barberry (any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries)
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