american barberry
noun
Simple meaning
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhmehruhkuhnbahrbuhreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈmɛɹəkənbɑɹbɛɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
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This meaning: Deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
Used this way, american barberry is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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