barberry
see also: Barberry
Etymology
Barberry
Proper noun
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see also: Barberry
Etymology
From Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis, on which see Arabic بَرْبَارِيس.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/
barberry (plural barberries)
- Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
- French: épine-vinette
- German: Berberitze, Sauerdorn, Essigbeere
- Italian: crespino
- Portuguese: bérberis, uva-espim
- Russian: барбари́с
- Spanish: agracejo (the European type species), alarguez (archaic, dialectal), michay (Chile, Argentine, the respective species), calafate (Chile, Argentine, the respective species)
Barberry
Proper noun
- Obsolete form of Beruwala.
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