MULBERRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does mulberry mean?
• MULBERRY (noun)
The noun MULBERRY has 2 senses:
1. any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
2. sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus
Familiarity information: MULBERRY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MULBERRY (noun)
Meaning:
Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
mulberry; mulberry tree
Hypernyms ("mulberry" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "mulberry"):
mulberry (sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mulberry"):
Morus alba; white mulberry (Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms)
black mulberry; Morus nigra (European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit)
Morus rubra; red mulberry (North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit)
Holonyms ("mulberry" is a member of...):
genus Morus; Morus (type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries)
Meaning:
Sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mulberry" is a kind of...):
berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)
Holonyms ("mulberry" is a part of...):
mulberry; mulberry tree (any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry)
