mulberry

noun mul·ber·ry \ˈməl-ˌber-ē, -b(ə-)rē\

: a type of tree that has purple berries that can be eaten

: a berry from a mulberry tree

Full Definition of MULBERRY

: any of a genus (Morus of the family Moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes; also : the fruit

: a dark purple or purplish black

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Origin of MULBERRY

Middle English murberie, mulberie, from Anglo-French mure, moure mulberry (from Latin morum, from Greek moron) + Middle English berie berry

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with MULBERRY

baneberry, barberry, bayberry, bearberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, cranberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, gooseberry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, unwary, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry

MULBERRY Defined for Kids

mulberry

noun mul·ber·ry \ˈməl-ˌber-ē\

plural mul·ber·ries

Definition of MULBERRY for Kids

: a tree that has small edible usually purple fruit and leaves on which silkworms can be fed

Medical Dictionary

mulberry

noun mul·ber·ry \ˈməl-ˌber-ē, -b(ə-)rē\

plural mul·ber·ries

Medical Definition of MULBERRY

: any of a genus (Morus of the family Moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple fruit that includes one (M. nigra) with a fruit whose juice is sometimes used for its medicinal properties; also : the fruit