Definition of berberry. Meaning of berberry. Synonyms of berberry

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Definition of berberry

berberry
Barberry Bar"ber*ry, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.] (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry.]
Berberry
Berberry Ber"ber*ry, n. See Barberry.

Meaning of berberry from wikipedia

- USS Berberry was a steam-powered tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways...
- USS Benton (1861) USS Benton County (LST-263) USS Benzie County (LST-266) USS Berberry (1864) USS Berceau (YFB-3) USS Bergall (SS-320, SSN-667) USS Bergen (APA-150)...
- Aster, but failed. USS Berberry came to her aid, but was unable to pull her free. Hall then transferred his crew to Berberry and then, aided by his officers...
- Joseph R. Hawley Rear Admiral David D. Porter Cape Fear River USS Bat USS Berberry USS Chippewa USS Emma USS Eolus USS Huron USS Kansas USS Launch No. 1 USS...
- crew under a hail of fire from Confederate batteries and towed out USS Berberry, after the Northern steamer had become disabled trying to pull Aster off...