Berber (berber)

and a. [ II. a. Of or pertaining to the Berbers or their language. Berberidaceæ (bèr be-ri-dā'se-ē), n. pl. [NL., order of plants, belonging to the thalamifloral dicotyledons, distinguished from allied orders by having the few stamens in two or three whorls and the anthers opening by valves. The genera are widely distributed, but are small, with the exception of Berberis. Of the smaller genera, the blue cohosh ( Caulophyllum ), the mandrake ( Podophyllum ), and the twin-leaf ( Jefferson i a ) are of more or le repute in medicine, and the Akebia is an ornamental climber. See cut under Berberis. berelt, v., bere2t, n., etc. An obsolete form of bear1, bear2, etc., berry, etc.