berberis canadensis

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

   SynonymsAmerican barberry

   Broaderbarberry

Questions about berberis canadensis

What does berberis canadensis mean?

berberis canadensis means "deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries".

What is another word for berberis canadensis?

Close synonyms include American barberry. 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 canadensis a common word?

berberis canadensis 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.