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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ber•ry /ˈmʌlˌbɛri, -bəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - Plant Biologya purplish berrylike fruit that can be eaten.
- Plant Biologya tree giving or growing this fruit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ber•ry (mul′ber′ē, -bə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Plant Biologythe edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- Plant Biologya tree of this genus, as M. rubra (red mulberry or American mulberry)bearing dark-purple fruit, M. nigra (black mulberry) bearing dark-colored fruit, or M. alba (white mulberry)bearing nearly white fruit and having leaves used as food for silkworms. Cf. mulberry family.
- Latin mōrum mulberry) + berie berry
- Middle English mulberie, dissimilated variant of murberie, Old English mōrberie, equivalent. to mōr- (1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mulberry /ˈmʌlbərɪ -brɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- 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
- the fruit of any of these trees
- any of several similar or related trees, such as the paper mulberry and Indian mulberry
- a dark purple colour
- (as adjective): a mulberry dress
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin mōrum, from Greek moron; related to Old English mōrberie; compare Dutch moerbezie, Old High German mūrberi |