Meanings
plural Japanese barberries
- Berberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan.
Synonyms: Thunberg's barberry, red barberry
- The berry produced by Berberis thunbergii.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBerberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncompact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Japanese + barberry, due to its range.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese 目木
- 目木 (megi)plant
Cite this entry
Japanese barberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20barberry
“Japanese barberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20barberry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese barberry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20barberry.
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