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 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 Alan Douglas
The red mulberry grows to be a large dense, round-headed tree, with thick fibrous roots and milky sap.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers
The red mulberry, like the white and black species, runs into several varieties, differing considerably from each other.
From The Boy Hunters by Unknown
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 Julia Ellen Rogers
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