mulberry
Americannoun
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mulberries
plural
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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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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
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Those recipients also showed improvements in some metabolic disturbances, adding evidence that changes in the microbiota may help drive the effects of the mulberry preparation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Their involvement brought together nutritional and pharmaceutical approaches to studying mulberry and the gut microbiota.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
No human studies have yet directly tested how mulberry preparations affect the gut microbiota.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
In mice fed a high-fat diet, a fraction containing both polyphenols and polysaccharides from white mulberry fruit produced more favorable changes in the gut microbiota than either fraction given on its own.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
This is interesting because you can imagine Maryam taking a drink of mulberry cordial one night and saying, “Mmm, shirin,” which is the word for “sweet,” and also the word for her killer.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Earlier this year, three third-graders said they liked the sunflowers and eating fruit, particularly mulberries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
He said mulberries also grow very quickly so a gardener could potentially have mulberries the first spring after planting a tree.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Hand's plan is to use the mulberries to make a beer that's slightly tart with a hint of sweetness, though the end result isn't certain.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021
You probably won’t find Arkansas black apples, Coloway mulberries or Belle Angevine pears in your local supermarket.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2021
I found Hassan sitting cross-legged at the foot of one of the trees, eating from a fistful of dried mulberries.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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