- barberry - any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
--1 is a kind of shrub, bush
--1 is a member of Berberis, genus Berberis
--1 has particulars:American barberry, Berberis canadensis; common barberry, European barberry, Berberis vulgaris; Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergii