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
Word origin
C15: from Old French berberis, from Arabic barbāris
Examples of 'barberries' in a sentence
barberries
The official pecking order is: goji berries, barberries, sour cherries and cranberries.