red mulberry

American  

noun

1. mulberry2

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Etymology

Origin of red mulberry

An Americanism dating back to 1710–20

Example Sentences

She drops a ripe red mulberry on the head of the canon.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The red mulberry grows to be a large dense, round-headed tree, with thick fibrous roots and milky sap.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

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 red mulberry is quite common and grows in over two-thirds of the United States.

From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Douglas, Alan