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red mulberry
noun
- mulberry2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red mulberry1
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Example Sentences
It is sometimes called the red mulberry to distinguish it from the following species.
But the silkworms would not cooperate—they refused to eat the leaves of the red mulberry tree.
The first is the common red Mulberry, whose Fruit is the earliest we have, (except the Strawberries) and very sweet.
The red Mulberry (M. rubra) is an American species, with leaves too rough to be good for silkworms, and very indifferent fruit.
Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) is frequently spoken of simply as mulberry, and is sometimes called black mulberry.
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