mulberry
Americannoun
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the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
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a tree of this genus, as M. rubra red mulberry, or American mulberry bearing dark-purple fruit, M. nigra black mulberry bearing dark-colored fruit, or M. alba white mulberry bearing nearly white fruit and having leaves used as food for silkworms.
noun
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any moraceous tree of the temperate genus Morus, having edible blackberry-like fruit, such as M. alba ( white mulberry ), the leaves of which are used to feed silkworms
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the fruit of any of these trees
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any of several similar or related trees, such as the paper mulberry and Indian mulberry
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a dark purple colour
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( as adjective )
a mulberry dress
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mulberry
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English mulberie, dissimilated variant of murberie, Old English mōrberie, equivalent to mōr- (from Latin mōrum “mulberry”) + berie; see origin at berry
Vocabulary lists containing mulberry
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“People have been looking to rotate into more sensible valuations,” said Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
“OpenAI needs to reassure its current investors that the revenue issues reported earlier this year are being resolved,” Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management, told MarketWatch in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Scott Bagley, owner of Mulberry Woodworking in Frankfort, Ind., said he uses the company’s tried-and-true model every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“The restoration of trade is the most important thing to add stability to the markets,” Mulberry tells Barron’s Global Signals.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Mulberry Row’s small houses were between twelve and fourteen feet wide and fourteen to twenty feet long, with dirt floors and a fireplace.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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