barberry family

/ˌbɑrˈbɛri ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Definitions of barberry family
  1. noun
    shrubs or herbs
    synonyms: Berberidaceae, family Berberidaceae
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    type of:
    magnoliid dicot family
    family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
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