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paper mulberry

pa·per mul·ber·ry
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-per muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈpeɪ pər ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-per muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈpeɪ pər ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of paper mulberry words

  • noun paper mulberry a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree. 1
  • noun paper mulberry a small moraceous E Asian tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, the inner bark of which was formerly used for making paper in Japan 0
  • noun paper mulberry an Asiatic tree (Broussonetia papyrifera) with deeply lobed leaves and red, fleshy, compound fruits: the bark is used to make paper and tapa 0
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Origin of paper mulberry

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; so called because its bark is used to make paper

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Parts of speech for Paper mulberry

noun
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paper mulberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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