Barberry
or BERBERRY, the English name of the berberis, a genus of plants constituting the typical one of the order berberidaceæ (berberids). The common barberry (barberis vulgaris) is planted in gardens or in hedges, being an ornamental shrub, especially when covered with a profusion of yellow flowers or loaded with fruit. The flowers are much frequented by bees. The juice of the berries is acid, hence they are used for preserves and confectionery.
The root, boiled in lye, and the inner bark of the stem, dye a fine yellow.