Berberis, genus Berberis

large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds

• magnoliid dicot genus — genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

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

• Berberidaceae, family Berberidaceae, barberry family — shrubs or herbs