mulberry

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mul·ber·ry /ˈmʌlbəri $ -beri/ noun (plural mulberries)  1. [countable]DFFHBP a dark purple fruit that can be eaten, or the tree on which this fruit grows 桑葚；桑树2. [uncountable] a dark purple colour 桑葚色，深紫色

Examples from the Corpus

mulberry• And she could eat mulberries ...• I leant against the mulberry tree clutching Radish in my fist and had a bit of a cry there.• I still stop at the mulberry garden every day.• Once upon a time the deep red berries of the mulberry tree were white as snow.• Our bows were made from the resilient wood of the mulberry, and our arrows were reinforced with tips of steel.• So I ran to the mulberry tree.• The gnarled tree trunks-white mulberry and rich brown acacia-formed a perilous and nearly impenetrable net.• Through a scattering of gray adobe houses, all identical, I would go to the house fronted with mulberry trees.Origin mulberry (1300-1400) Old French moure “mulberry” + English berry

mul·ber·ry nounChineseSyllable  

can dark Corpus eaten, that be purple a fruit

mulberry
mul‧ber‧ry /ˈmʌlbəri $ -beri/ noun (plural mulberries)1. [countable] a dark purple fruit that can be eaten, or the tree on which this fruit grows
2. [uncountable] a dark purple colour

mul·berryBrE /ˈmʌlbəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌlberi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

mul·berries) (also ˈmulberry tree) [countable] a tree with broad dark green leaves and berries that can be eaten. Silkworms (that make silk) eat the leaves of the white mulberry. 桑树 [countable] the small purple or white berry of the mulberry tree 桑葚 [uncountable] a deep reddish-purple colour 深紫红色