mulberry

mul·ber·ry

 (mŭl′bĕr′ē, -bə-rē)

n.

1.

a. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Morus, having unisexual flowers in drooping catkins and edible usually purple fruit.

b. The sweet fruit of any of these trees.

2. A grayish to dark purple. Also called murrey.

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[Middle English mulberrie, from Old English mōrberie and Middle Low German mūlberi, mūrberi : both from Latin mōrum + Old English berie, berry or Old High German beri, berry; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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mul′ber′ry adj.

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mulberry

(ˈmʌlbərɪ; -brɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Plants) 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

2. (Cookery) the fruit of any of these trees

3. (Plants) any of several similar or related trees, such as the paper mulberry and Indian mulberry

4. (Colours)

a. a dark purple colour

b. (as adjective): a mulberry dress.

[C14: from Latin mōrum, from Greek moron; related to Old English mōrberie; compare Dutch moerbezie, Old High German mūrberi]

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mul•ber•ry

(ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.

2. a tree of this genus, as the red mulberry.

[1225–75; Middle English mulberie, dissimilated variant of murberie, Old English mōrberie=mōr- (< Latin mōrum mulberry) + berie berry]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mulberry - any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry mulberry tree mulberry - sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus genus Morus, Morus - type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries Morus alba, white mulberry - Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms black mulberry, Morus nigra - European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit Morus rubra, red mulberry - North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	mulberry - sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves mulberry, mulberry tree - any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

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Translations

ثَمَر التّوتشَجَرَة التّوت

morušemorušovník

morbærmorbærtræ

MaulbeereMaulbeerbaum

توت

mûremûrier

dudmurva

eperfafaeper

mórbermórberjatré

moragelso

mora

šilkmedisšilkmedžio vaisius

zīdkoka ogaszīdkoks

moerbei

morbær

morwa

amoraamoreira

тутшелковица

morušovník

murva

dutdut ağacı

桑树桑葚

mulberry

[ˈmʌlbərɪ] N (= fruit) → mora f; (= tree) → morera f, moral m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mulberry

[ˈmʌlbəri] n

(= fruit) → mûre f

(= tree) → mûrier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mulberry

n (= fruit) → Maulbeere f; (= tree) → Maulbeerbaum m; (= colour) → Aubergine nt, → dunkles Violett

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mulberry

[ˈmʌlb/ərɪ] n (fruit) → mora (di gelso); (tree) → gelso, moro
black mulberry → gelso nero

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mulberry

(ˈmalbəri) – plural ˈmulberries – noun

1. a type of tree on whose leaves silkworms feed. moerbei شَجَرَة التّوت черница amoreira morušovník der Maulbeerbaum morbærtræ μουριάmorera mooruspuu درخت توت silkkiäispuu mûrier תּוּת עֵץ तून, शहतून dud, murva eperfa murbai mórberjatré gelso, moro 桑の木 뽕나무 šilkmedis zīdkoks mulberi moerbeiboommorbær morwa د توتو ونه amoreira dud тутовое дерево morušovník murva drvo duda mullbärsträd ต้นหม่อน dut ağacı 桑樹 шовковиця برگ ریز پودا جس کی پتیوں پر ریشم کے کیڑے پالے جاتے ہیں cây dâu tằm 桑树

2. its (usually purple) fruit. moerbei ثَمَر التّوت черница (плода) amora moruše die Maulbeere morbær μούροmora mooruspuuvili توت silkkiäispuun marja mûre פֵּירוֹת תּוּת הַעֵץ एक फल dud faeper buah murbai mórber mora 桑の実 뽕나무 열매 šilkmedžio vaisius zīdkoka ogas buah mulberi moerbeimorbær owoc morwy توت fruto da amoreira dudă тутовая ягода moruša murva dud mullbär ผลของต้นหม่อน dut 桑椹 шовковиця اس کا ارغوانی پھل quả dâu tằm 桑葚

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