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mul•ber•ry
Pronunciation: (mul'ber"ē, -bu-rē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ries.
1. the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus
Morus.
2. a tree of this genus, as
M. rubra (red mulberry or
American mulberry) bearing dark-purple fruit,
M. nigra (black mulberry) bearing dark-colored fruit, or
M. alba (white mulberry) bearing nearly white fruit and having leaves used as food for silkworms. Cf.
mulberry family. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.