Definition of barberry
- n. - A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and
in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong
red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed
efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the
bark of the root.
- n. - A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and
in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong
red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed
efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the
bark of the root.