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mulberry¹

  • /ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/ US
  • /ˈmʌlbəɹi/ UK
  • /ˈmʌlbɹi/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English mulbery, molberye, murberie, partly from Old English mōrberġe (“mulberry”) (q.v.), and probably partly from Middle Low German mulbere (“mulberry”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mūrubaʀi ~ *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus + Proto-West Germanic *baʀi. Compare Dutch moerbezie, moerbei (“mulberry”), German Maulbeere (“mulberry”).

noun mulberries

  1. countable 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.
  2. countable 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 […]
  3. countable, uncountable A dark purple colour tinted with red.

adjective more mulberry · most mulberry

  1. Of a dark purple color tinted with red.

Mulberry²

Where it comes from

Two main origins of surname:

* A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology.

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).

proper noun Mulberrys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Crawford County, Arkansas.
  6. countable, uncountable A city in Polk County, Florida.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Barrow County, Georgia, named for mulberry trees.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  9. countable, uncountable A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina.
  12. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Wilkes County, North Carolina, named for mulberry trees.
  13. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
  14. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
  15. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina.
  16. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas.
  18. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.
  19. countable, uncountable A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mulberry tree, upas, black mulberry, murrey, moracin, white mulberry, morusin, medlar, indian mulberry, morinda, mulberrying, sorb, paper mulberry, mulberroside, mora, melon

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noun the tree

Españolmoral, morera
한국어뽕나무 ppongnamu
日本語桑 kuwa, クワ kuwa
中文桑樹 /桑树 sāngshù
हिन्दीशहतूत śahtūt, तूत tūt
Kiswahilimforsadi, mforosadi
Portuguêsamoreira
Françaismûrier, murier
DeutschMaulbeerbaum
Italianomoro, gelso
Ελληνικάμουριά mouriá
Românădud
Русскийшелкови́ца šelkovíca, шелко́вица šelkóvica, ту́та túta, ту́товое де́рево tútovoje dérevo
Tiếng Việtdâu, dâu tằm, dâu ta
العربيةتُوت tūt
עבריתאוכמן

noun the fruit

Españolmora
한국어오디 odi
日本語クワの実 kuwa no mi
中文桑椹 sāngshèn
हिन्दीशहतूत śahtūt, तूत tūt
Kiswahiliforsadi, forosadi
Portuguêsamora
Françaismûre, mure
DeutschMaulbeere
Italianomora
Ελληνικάμούρο moúro
Românădudă
Русскийшелкови́ца šelkovíca, шелко́вица šelkóvica, тут tut
Tiếng Việtdâu, dâu tằm, dâu ta
العربيةتُوت tūt
עבריתתות tut

noun the colour

Españolmorado
日本語桑色 kuwairo, 桑の実色 kuwanomiiro
Kiswahilirangi ya maforsadi
Françaismûre écrasée

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@misc{mulberry_2026,
  title = {mulberry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mulberry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}