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american mulberry

A·mer·i·can mul·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh n muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mer-i-kuh n muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of american mulberry words

  • noun american mulberry See under mulberry (def 2). 1
  • noun plural american mulberry the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 1
  • noun plural american mulberry a 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. 1

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Origin of american mulberry

First appearance:

before 1225
One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English mulberie, dissimilated variant of murberie, Old English mōrberie, equivalent to mōr- (< Latin mōrum mulberry) + berie berry

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Parts of speech for American mulberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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american mulberry popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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