mulberry
Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruitsAny of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
» Ziri slept in a bed made from the mulberry tree.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
(countable)The fruit of this tree.
Maulbeerbaum, Maulbeere
шелкови́цаšelkovíca, шелко́вицаšelkóvica, ту́таtúta
шовкови́цяšovkovýcja, шовко́вицяšovkóvycja, мо́рваmórva
(countable, uncountable)A dark purple colour tinted with red.
морво́вийmorvóvyj
Examples
5 sentencesZiri slept in a bed made from the mulberry tree.
Mulberries bear fruits in my garden.
They also use onion skins, apple, grape and mulberry leaves to create different shades of yellow.
Over the years, Clark has developed a liking for some invasive plants, like the white mulberry tree.
The cherry hangs by a long stalk, the plum and peach's are shorter. The mulberry’s stalk is very short.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberFrom Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberry”) (q.v.), and probably partly from Middle Low German mulbere (“mulberry”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mūrubaʀi ~ *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus + Proto-West Germanic *baʀi. Compare Dutch moerbezie, moerbei (“mulberry”), German Maulbeere (“mulberry”).
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Forms
plural: mulberries| Singular | mulberry |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry:mulberry tree
Word family
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