red mulberry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red mulberry
An Americanism dating back to 1710–20
Example Sentences
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She drops a ripe red mulberry on the head of the canon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fruit is like the red mulberry but perfectly white.
From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina
The red mulberry, like the white and black species, runs into several varieties, differing considerably from each other.
From The Boy Hunters by Unknown
A good way to protect our strawberry patches and cherry trees from catbirds, mockingbirds, and robins, is to provide fruit that they like much better—the red mulberry.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
The early settlers of Virginia, who found the red mulberry growing there in great abundance, dreamed in vain of silk culture as an industry based upon this native tree.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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