berberis thunbergii

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   compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges

   SynonymsJapanese barberry

   Broaderbarberry

Questions about berberis thunbergii

What does berberis thunbergii mean?

berberis thunbergii means "compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges".

What is another word for berberis thunbergii?

Close synonyms include Japanese 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 thunbergii a common word?

berberis thunbergii 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.