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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An alkaloid extracted from the root and inner bark of the barberry. It is an amorphous white powder, bitter to the taste.

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  • "Bitter barberry berbine is better than billbeetle-bitten bulbo-tubers," babbled bilby biliously.

    January 29, 2024