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
