Berber

Morpheme

Berber

Type

free base

Denotation

shrub usually having spines, yellow flowers, and oblong red or blackish berries

Etymology

French berbère; Medieval Latin barberis; Arabic barbārīs

Evidence

Berberidaceae, Berberidoideae, berberin, berberine, berberines, berberis, berberises, epiberberine, protoberberine

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
berberis and barberry are doublets

See Also

Barberry

Homographs

Berber