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mulberry.

Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/US/ˈmʌlbəɹi/UK/ˈmʌlbɹi/UK
  1. Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.

    countable
  2. The fruit of this tree.

    countable
  3. A dark purple colour tinted with red.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberry”) (q.v.), and probably partly from Middle Low German mulbere (“mulberry”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mūrubaʀi ~ *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus + Proto-West Germanic *baʀi. Compare Dutch moerbezie, moerbei (“mulberry”), German Maulbeere (“mulberry”).

adj/ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/US/ˈmʌlbəɹi/UK/ˈmʌlbɹi/UK
  1. Of a dark purple color tinted with red.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberry”) (q.v.), and probably partly from Middle Low German mulbere (“mulberry”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mūrubaʀi ~ *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus + Proto-West Germanic *baʀi. Compare Dutch moerbezie, moerbei (“mulberry”), German Maulbeere (“mulberry”).

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