barberry

/'bɑ:bəri/ Cách viết khác : (barberry) /'bɑ:bəri/ (berberis) /'bə:bəris/

Thân thiện

A gardener trims a barberry bush in the garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A spiny shrub with yellow flowers and small red berries: "barberry" refers to any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Berberis, characterized by having prickly stems, yellow flowers, and small, typically red, edible berries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden's hedge was made of barberry, which kept animals out with its thorns.
  • The bright red barberries are sometimes used in cooking and herbal medicine.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe things related to the plant.
  • The recipe called for a barberry sauce to accompany the dish.
  • They studied the barberry bush's resistance to certain plant diseases.

Variants and Related Words

• Berberis (n): The scientific genus name for barberry.
  • The genus Berberis includes hundreds of species.
• Barberry bush (n phrase): A common way to refer to the plant.
  • A dense barberry bush grew near the fence.

Synonyms

• Berberis: The Latin genus name, often used interchangeably in botanical contexts.
• Pepperidge bush (regional): A less common name for some North American species.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary and essentially only meaning of "barberry" is the botanical one described above. It does not commonly have other distinct definitions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries