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barberry

bar.ber.ry \'ba:r-.ber-e-\ n [ME barbere, fr. MF barbarin, fr. Ar 
   barba-ri-s] : any of a genus (Berberis of the family Berberidaceae, the 
   barberry  family) of shrubs having spines, yellow flowers, and oblong red 
   berries