Definition of Japanese barberry

1. Noun. Compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges.

Exact synonyms: Berberis Thunbergii
Generic synonyms: Barberry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Barberry

Japanese-speaking
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Japanese Bobtails
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Japanese Islands
Japanese Red Army
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Japanese amberjack
Japanese andromeda
Japanese angelica tree
Japanese apricot
Japanese banana
Japanese barberry
Japanese barnyard millet
Japanese beech
Japanese beetle
Japanese bittersweet
Japanese black pine
Japanese brome
Japanese bunching onion
Japanese bunching onions
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Japanese cedar
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Literary usage of Japanese barberry

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

1. Diseases of Economic Plants by Frank Lincoln Stevens, John Galentine Hall (1921)
"Diseases of Economic Plants rust causes to cereals. Rusts from many grasses pass to the common barberry though not to the japanese barberry. See p. 277. ..."

2. An Introduction to the Study of Landscape Design by Henry Vincent Hubbard (1917)
"Properly grouped, properly set off, the grayish yellow of Lombardy poplar, the deep black-brown of japanese barberry, are surprisingly vivid and well worth ..."

3. The Beginner's Garden Book: A Textbook for the Upper Grammar Grades by Allen French (1922)
"Good shrubs for this purpose are the japanese barberry, the California privet (best ... Of these the japanese barberry and the rosa rugosa should be pruned, ..."

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