berberis

Questions about berberis

What does berberis mean?

berberis means "large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds".

How many syllables are in berberis?

berberis has 3 syllables and divides as ber-be-ris under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for berberis?

Close synonyms include genus Berberis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is berberis a common word?

berberis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.