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- [muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
- /ˈmʌl.bər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
Definitions of mulberry word
- noun plural mulberry the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 1
- noun plural 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 mulberry A small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to East Asia and long cultivated elsewhere. 1
- noun mulberry Morus tree 1
- noun mulberry edible berry 1
- abbreviation MULBERRY mulberry-flavoured 1
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Origin of 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 Mulberry
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mulberry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mulberry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mulberry
noun mulberry
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- mauve — a pale bluish purple.
- plum — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
- lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
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