mulberry

Etymology

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

noun

1. Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
   Different qualities of the Mulberry. Among the different species of the Mulberry, it is ascertained that the Italian, (Morus italica) is eaten by the silk worm, with eager appetite. It's fruit is very small, and of a pale rose colour. 1837, Luigi Tinelli, Hints on the Cultivation of the Mulberry, with Some General Observations on the Production of Silk, page 39
2. The fruit of this tree.
   You can also make good jam with mulberries, and they taste great cooked or mixed together with other fruits. Mulberries are rich in sugar with moderate amounts of vitamin C. Their rich colours are a sign that they contain high levels of […] 2010, Geoff Stebbings, Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons
3. A dark purple colour tinted with red.
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adj

1. Of a dark purple color tinted with red.