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† ˈberber1 Sc. Obs.
[a. OF. berbère ‘barberry,’ in med.L. berberis, which is also used as the botanical name of the genus.]
= barberry.
From Berberis (stem berberid-) also; ˈberberal a. Bot., of or related to the Barberry, or genus Berberis; applied by Lindley to the ‘alliance’ including the family Berberidaceæ. ˈberberid, any member of the family to which the barberry belongs. berberiˈdaceous, belonging to the family Berberidaceæ, of which the barberry is the type. berbeˈrideous, belonging to the tribe Berberideæ which includes the barberry. berˈberia, ˈberberine, a yellow bitter principle, obtained from the barberry and other plants.
c1440Gaw. & Gologr. (Jam.) Of box and of berber, bigged ful bene. 1878M. E. Braddon Open Verd. xxv. 176 The shining leaves of bay and berberis. 1866Treas. Bot. 136 Lindley includes the order in his Berberal Alliance. 1847Lindley Veg. Kingd. (ed. 2) 421 Anonads are connected with Berberids through Bocagea. 1852Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. II. xviii. 171 It was perhaps a tree of the berberideous family. 1876Harley Mat. Med. 725 Berberia is an alkaloid found abundantly in the common barberry. Ibid. 778 Contains a considerable amount of berberine. 1880Syd. Soc. Lex., Berberin is..given as a bitter tonic in dyspepsia. |