mulberry
Americannoun
plural
mulberries-
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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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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Example Sentences
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The breadth of partners is a way for Uber to diversify its bets, said Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management.
From Barron's • 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
The man was a pupil at the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago and was awarded £18,900 in damages by the High Court in November 2024.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“I’d still be in the camp of saying this is unlikely, because we’d still need some evidence of it somewhere,” said Brian Mulberry, senior client portfolio manager at Chicago-based Zacks Investment Management.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
After Isaac left Monticello, a strange illness swept through Mulberry Row.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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