genus berberis

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

   SynonymsBerberis

   Broadermagnoliid dicot genus

   Part ofBerberidaceae

Questions about genus berberis

What does genus berberis mean?

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

What is another word for genus berberis?

Close synonyms include 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 genus berberis a common word?

genus 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.