mulberry

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
2. (countable) The fruit of this tree.
3. (countable, uncountable) A dark purple colour tinted with red.

Adj

Of a dark purple color tinted with red.

Synonyms

mulberry tree

white mulberry

Morus alba

mulberry-tree

orchard

berry

Morus

mulberry field

Moraceae

Indian mulberry

sycamore

boysenberry

mulberries

Translations

Maulbeere

mûrier

moerbei

mora

mûre

dut

Maulbeerbaum

tû

μουριά

gelso

mora

amora

morera

amoreira

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌlbɛɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mulbery

Inherited from Old English: mōrberġe

Cognate with Dutch: moerbezie

Cognate with German: Maulbeere

In summary

From Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberry”) (q.v.), and probably partly from Middle Low German mulbere (“mulberry”). Compare Dutch moerbezie, moerbei (“mulberry”), German Maulbeere (“mulberry”).