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mulberry
/ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/
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What does mulberry mean?
noun
- Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
- The fruit of this tree.
- A dark purple colour tinted with red.
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adjective
- Of a dark purple color tinted with red.
proper noun
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
- A city in Crawford County, Arkansas.
- A city in Polk County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Barrow County, Georgia, named for mulberry trees.
- A town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Wilkes County, North Carolina, named for mulberry trees.
- A census-designated place in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.
- A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/
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Does the mulberry and magnolia show it is not very cold in winter, which I fear is the case?
The main difficulty is lack of food, as the worm thrives best on the leaf of the white mulberry tree.
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South of the hill, in a low, sheltered swale, surrounded by a mulberry hedge, was the orchard, its fruit trees knee-deep in timothy grass.
It is even the mushroom most frequently made use of, because of its being so plentiful, especially at the foot of the mulberry trees.
A sufficient number of butterflies were saved to propagate the race, and mulberry trees were planted to afford nourishment to the rising generations of caterpillars.