common barberry: upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
barberry: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
old maid: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')