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    GENUS BERBERIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worldsplay

    Synonyms:

    Berberis; genus Berberis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Berberis" is a kind of...):

    magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Berberis"):

    barberry (any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries)

    Holonyms ("genus Berberis" is a member of...):

    barberry family; Berberidaceae; family Berberidaceae (shrubs or herbs)

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