How do you use Barberry in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like shrub or bush, plus the exact meaning.
Barberry in a sentence
Barberry meaning
- Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
- The edible fruit of these shrubs.
Using Barberry
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries. | The edible fruit of these shrubs.
- Useful related words include: shrub, bush.
Context around Barberry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barberry
- In this selection, "barberry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, japanese, density and plants stand out and add context to how "barberry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of the barberry plants had and only on barberry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barberry" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barberry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The sporidia from the winter spores germinated, but only on barberry. (11 words)
De Bary’s discovery explained why the eradication of the barberry plants had long been practiced as a control for rust. (21 words)
With no difference in food abundance, it is perhaps unsurprising that Japanese barberry density had no effect on any of the markers of the birds' physiological condition. (27 words)
With no difference in food abundance, it is perhaps unsurprising that Japanese barberry density had no effect on any of the markers of the birds' physiological condition. (27 words)
De Bary’s discovery explained why the eradication of the barberry plants had long been practiced as a control for rust. (21 words)
The sporidia from the winter spores germinated, but only on barberry. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
With no difference in food abundance, it is perhaps unsurprising that Japanese barberry density had no effect on any of the markers of the birds' physiological condition.
De Bary’s discovery explained why the eradication of the barberry plants had long been practiced as a control for rust.
The sporidia from the winter spores germinated, but only on barberry.