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bar•ber•ry



Pronunciation: (bär'ber"ē, -bu-rē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ries.
1. a shrub of the genus Berberis, esp. B. vulgaris, having yellow flowers in elongated clusters. Cf. barberry family.
2. the red, elongated, acid fruit of this shrub.

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barber polebarberry family
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