berberidaceous

[ bur-ber-i-dey-shuh s ]
/ ˌbɜr bər ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Berberidaceae, the barberry family of plants.
Compare barberry family.

Origin of berberidaceous

1850–55; < New Latin Berberidace(ae) ( Berberid-, stem of Berberis a genus, the barberry + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby berberidaceous

berat, berate, berber, berbera, berbere, berberidaceous, berberine, berberis, berbice, berbice chair, berceuse

British Dictionary definitions for berberidaceous

berberidaceous
/ (ˌbɜːbərɪˈdeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Berberidaceae, a mainly N temperate family of flowering plants (mostly shrubs), including barberry and barrenwort

Word Origin for berberidaceous

C19: from Medieval Latin berberis, from Arabic barbārīs barberry