- mulberry fruit
- noun
: a very dark red that is slightly redder than port
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MULBERRY — (Heb. תּוּת, tut). Two species of mulberry grow in Israel: the black, Morus nigra, and the white, Morus alba. The latter is a comparative newcomer to the region, the ancient sources referring only to the former. The mulberry seems to have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mulberry — Mul ber*ry, n.; pl. {Mulberries}. [OE. moolbery, murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Murrey}, {Sycamore}.] 1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus {Morus}; also, the tree itself … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mulberry mass — Mulberry Mul ber*ry, n.; pl. {Mulberries}. [OE. moolbery, murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Murrey}, {Sycamore}.] 1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus {Morus}; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mulberry — [mul′ber΄ē, mul′bər ē] n. pl. mulberries [ME mulberie, dissimilated var. of murberie < OE morberie < L morum, mulberry, blackberry < IE base * moro , blackberry (> Gr moron, mulberry, blackberry) + OE berie,BERRY] 1. any of a genus… … English World dictionary
mulberry — ► NOUN 1) a dark red or white fruit resembling the loganberry. 2) a dark red or purple colour. ORIGIN Latin morum mulberry … English terms dictionary
Fruit — For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). Several culinary fruits … Wikipedia
mulberry — /mul ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. mulberries. 1. the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 2. a tree of this genus, as M. rubra (red mulberry or American mulberry) bearing dark purple fruit, M. nigra (black mulberry)… … Universalium
mulberry — /ˈmʌlbəri / (say mulbuhree), / bri/ (say bree) noun (plural mulberries) 1. the edible, berry like collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 2. a tree of this genus, as M. rubra (red mulberry or American mulberry), with dark purple fruit, M …
mulberry — UK [ˈmʌlb(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmʌlˌberɪ] noun Word forms mulberry : singular mulberry plural mulberries 1) a) mulberry or mulberry tree [countable] a tree that produces small purple or white fruit that you can eat b) a small purple or white fruit that… … English dictionary
mulberry tree — noun any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry • Syn: ↑mulberry • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Hyponyms: ↑white mulberry, ↑Morus alba, ↑black mulberry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
