mulberry

mulberry
noun
  1. (亦作 mulberry tree 或 bush)a small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to the Far East and long cultivated elsewhere
    桑树。 参见paper mulberry
  2. Genus Morus, family Moraceae, in particular the white mulberry (M. alba), originally grown for feeding silkworms, and the black 或 common mulberry (M. nigra), grown for its fruit
    桑属,桑科,尤指原用于养蚕的家桑(拉丁名M. alba)和为果实种植的黑桑(拉丁名M. nigra)。参见paper mulberry
    ■the dark red or white loganberry-like fruit of this tree
    桑椹
  3. [mass noun]a dark red or purple colour
    桑椹色,深红色
    [as modifier]a mulberry carpet.
    一块深红色的地毯。
语源
  1. Old English mōrberie, from Latin morum + berry; related to Dutch moerbezie and German Maulbeere
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