Definition of Berberis canadensis

1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries.

Exact synonyms: American Barberry
Generic synonyms: Barberry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Berberis Canadensis

Benxi
Benz
Benzaiten
Benzedrine
Benzoin odoriferum
Beograd
Beotian
Beowulf
Beowulfian
Beradinelli's syndrome
Berard's aneurysm
Beraud's valve
Berber
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Berberis canadensis (current term)
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis vulgaris
Berberophone
Berbice Creole Dutch
Bercy
Berenice
Berg
Bergamaschi
Bergamasco
Bergamascos
Bergamask

Literary usage of Berberis canadensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"... one of the most successful was probably a form almost if not quite identical with the modern Berberis canadensis, which despite its name does not grow ..."

2. The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1921)
"... Fr. The root bark of Berberis canadensis (vulgaris) L, Berberidaceae. Brownish lemon yellow. Odorless. Bitter; colors saliva yellow. ..."

3. Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.: Horticultural Hall by Massachusetts Horticultural Society, W.D. Ticknor & Co, James Englebert Teschemacher (1879)
"Berberis canadensis. Berberis Sinensis. Berberis petiolaris. Berberis dulcis. Berberis vulgaris, var. purpurea. Berberis emarginata. Ptelea angustifolia. ..."

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