Barberry Bush

Berberis

Berberis, commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1–5 m tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia, but native species also appear in Europe, Africa, and North America.

barberry

Noun

1. Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
2. The edible fruit of these shrubs.

bush

Noun

1. A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
2. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.

Verb

1. To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
2. To set bushes for; to support with bushes.