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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Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management, said the reasons behind Friday’s chip selloff were twofold.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“Not that it won’t happen this year, but there are some hurdles that they need to clear before getting maximum value from the market,” Mulberry told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Fortunately for Uber, that question hangs over its competitors, too, Mulberry said.
From Barron's • May 6, 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
After his speech the previous evening, April 4, he returned to his room at the Lorraine Motel on Mulberry Street to dress for dinner.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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