berberis

See also: Berberis and bérberis

English

Etymology

From the genus name Berberis, from French berbère, from Medieval Latin barberis, from Arabic barbārīs. Doublet of barberry and related to Berber.

Noun

berberis (plural berberises)

1. Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.

Synonyms

• (shrub): barberry, pepperidge bush

Derived terms

• berberin
• berberine

Translations

Berberis — see barberry

References

• Berberis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Berberis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Berberis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “berberis”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “berberis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “berberis”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• rebribes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Berberis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

berberis f (plural berberissen, diminutive berberisje n)

1. berberis (Berberis spp.)

   Hyponyms: mahonie, zuurbes

Further reading

• Berberis on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl