ETYM Old Eng. moolbery, murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is from Latin morum mulberry. Related to Murrey, Sycamore.
Any tree of the genus Morus, family Moraceae, consisting of a dozen species, including the black mulberry M. nigra.
It is native to W Asia and has heart-shaped, toothed leaves, and spikes of whitish flowers. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, which, made up of a cluster of small drupes, resembles a raspberry. The leaves of the Asiatic white mulberry M. alba are those used in feeding silkworms.
The red mulberry M. rubra of the E US also has large edible multiple fruit.
1. Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry; SYN. mulberry tree.
2. Sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus.
Morus, Gatt. der Maulbeergewächse (Pflanzen). Der bis 25 m hohe Schwarze M. hat schwarzviolette, brombeerähnl. Früchte, die als Nahrungsmittel u. als Färbemittel für Wein wichtig sind; der urspr. in China heimische, bis 12 m hohe Weiße M. liefert in seinen Blättern fast ausschl. das Futter für die Seidenraupe (Seidenspinner).
1. City in Arkansas (USA); zip code 72947.
2. City in Florida (USA); zip code 33860.
3. City in Kansas (USA); zip code 66756.
4. Town in Indiana (USA); zip code 46058.
5. Unincorporated community in North Carolina (USA).
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7. Unincorporated community in South Carolina (USA).