barberry

noun, plural bar·ber·ries.

1. a shrub of the genus Berberis, especially B. vulgaris, having yellow flowers in elongated clusters.Compare barberry family.
2. the red, elongated, acid fruit of this shrub.

noun plural -ries

1. any spiny berberidaceous shrub of the widely distributed genus Berberis, esp B. vulgaris, having clusters of yellow flowers and orange or red berries: widely cultivated as hedge plants
2. the fruit of any of these plants