white mulberry

white mul·ber·ry

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈmʌlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
- /waɪt ˈmʌl.bər.i/

Definitions of white mulberry words

noun white mulberry See under mulberry (def 2). 1
noun plural white mulberry the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. 1
noun plural white 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 white mulberry Morus alba, a moraceous tree of the temperate genus Morus,, the leaves of which are used to feed silkworms 0

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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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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