Berberis
noun
any shrub of the berberidaceous genus Berberis See barberry
Historical Examples
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Ernest Thomas Cook
Life Movements in Plants Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The Amateur Garden George W. Cable
A Woman’s Hardy Garden Helena Rutherfurd Ely
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The William Griffith
Wanderings in Patagonia Julius Beerbohm
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Ernest Thomas Cook
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Ernest Thomas Cook
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Ernest Thomas Cook
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Ernest Thomas Cook
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