mulberry

/'mʌlbəri/

Thân thiện

A child picks a ripe mulberry from a low-hanging branch.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sweet, usually dark purple or blackberry-like fruit: The edible fruit produced by trees of the genus Morus. It resembles a blackberry and can be eaten fresh or used in jams, pies, and wines.
   • Any tree of the genus Morus: A type of deciduous tree known for its broad leaves and its fruit. Several species are cultivated, notably for their leaves (as food for silkworms) and their fruit.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Fruit):
  • The mulberry was ripe and juicy.
  • She made a delicious pie from the mulberries she picked.
• Noun (Tree):
  • A large mulberry grows in the garden.
  • Silkworms feed on the leaves of the white mulberry tree.

Advanced Usage

• "Mulberry" as a color term: Refers to a dark reddish-purple color, similar to that of the ripe fruit.
  • She painted the room a rich mulberry.

Variants and Related Words

• Mulberry family (Moraceae): The botanical family to which mulberry trees belong.
• Mulberry bush: A bush form of a mulberry tree, often referenced in the nursery rhyme "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."

Synonyms

• Morus (scientific genus name for the tree).
• Blackberry (for the fruit's appearance, though it is a different plant).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Here we go round the mulberry bush": From the children's song and game, often used to imply a repetitive or pointless activity.
  • The committee meeting felt like going round the mulberry bush—we discussed the same points again and again.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus
2. any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mulberry tree