mulberry

American  

[muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

plural

mulberries

1. the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.

2. 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.

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mulberry British  

/ ˈmʌlbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. the fruit of any of these trees

3. any of several similar or related trees, such as the paper mulberry and Indian mulberry

4. 1. a dark purple colour

   2. ( 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; berry

Example Sentences

That problem is largely attributed to paper mulberry trees, which were planted extensively during the city's early development.

From Barron's

Hiemer smuggled part of his mother’s earthy remains to his garden, he said, and planted a mulberry tree.

From The Wall Street Journal

Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.

From BBC

Earlier this year, three third-graders said they liked the sunflowers and eating fruit, particularly mulberries.

From Los Angeles Times

It included 16 ingredients, Indian mulberry, golden eye-grass, the deciduous perennial Asian lizard’s tail and the carrot-like plant Szechuan Lovage among them.

From Los Angeles Times

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