Meanings
plural common barberries
- Berberis vulgaris, a thorny shrub with tart, bright-red berries, native to Europe, naturalized elsewhere, often used as a hedge.
Synonyms: European barberry, barberry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBerberis vulgaris, a thorny shrub with tart, bright-red berries, native to Europe, naturalized elsewhere, often used as a hedge.
More synonyms by meaning
nounupright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch zuurbes
- zuurbesBerberis vulgaris
Cite this entry
common barberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20barberry
“common barberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20barberry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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