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paper mulberry

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An eastern Asian ornamental deciduous tree (Broussonetia papyrifera) having bark that can be processed into a paperlike fabric.

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paper mulberry

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small moraceous E Asian tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, the inner bark of which was formerly used for making paper in Japan See also tapa

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paper mulberry - shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries Broussonetia papyrifera Broussonetia, genus Broussonetia - paper mulberry angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary