black mulberry

black mul·ber·ry

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /blæk ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
- /blæk ˈmʌl.bər.i/

Definitions of black mulberry words

noun black mulberry a small deciduous tree, Morus nigra, with small leaves, producing edible fruit 3
noun black mulberry the fruit of this tree 3
noun black mulberry See under mulberry (def 2). 1
noun plural black mulberry the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 1
noun plural black 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
noun black mulberry A species of mulberry (Morus nigra), a small deciduous tree growing to 10–13 m tall and native to southwestern Asia. 0

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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