ˈdärwə̇n-, ˈdȧw- noun
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: after Charles R. Darwin died 1882 English naturalist
: a half-evergreen or evergreen shrub ( Berberis darwinii ) native to So. America but much grown in England that has entire spiny-toothed leaves and orange-yellow flowers in long racemes succeeded by dark purple berries