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Japanese barberry

Japanese barberry noun: berberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan.

japanese barberry: berberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan
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Noun

Japanese barberry (plural Japanese barberries)

  1. Berberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan.
    Synonyms:
    Thunberg's barberry, red barberry
  2. The berry produced by Berberis thunbergii.

Synonyms of Japanese barberry

  • Thunberg's barberry
  • red barberry

Forms of Japanese barberry

pluralJapanese barberries

Origin of Japanese barberry

Japanese + barberry, due to its range.

Questions about Japanese barberry

What does Japanese barberry mean?
Japanese barberry means berberis thunbergii, a species of flowering tree found in Japan.
What part of speech is Japanese barberry?
Japanese barberry is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese barberry?
The plural of Japanese barberry is Japanese barberries.

Words near Japanese barberry in the dictionary

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  2. Japanese arrowroot
  3. Japanese ash
  4. Japanese aspen
  5. Japanese azalea
  6. Japanese barberry
  7. Japanese bayberries
  8. Japanese bayberry
  9. Japanese bayberry whiteflies
  10. Japanese bayberry whitefly
  11. Japanese bear

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