American barberry

/əˌmɛrəkən ˌbɑrˈbɛri/

Other forms: American barberries

Definitions of American barberry

1. noun

   deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
   synonyms: Berberis canadensis

   type of:

   barberry

   any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries