Mulberry

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mul=ber=ry

CIDE DICTIONARY

Mulberry, n. [OE. moolbery, murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum mulberry; cf. Gr. , . Cf. Murrey, Sycamore.].

•  The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.  [1913 Webster]
•  A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.  [1913 Webster]

Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See Morula. -- Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen as a shade tree in America.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Mulberry, n. (pl. -ies)
1 any deciduous tree of the genus Morus, grown originally for feeding silkworms, and now for its fruit and ornamental qualities.
2 its dark-red or white berry.
3 a dark-red or purple colour.

Etymology

ME mol-, mool-, mulberry, dissim. f. murberie f. OE morberie, f. L morum: see BERRY