(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
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
[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
Old English mōrberie, from Latin morum + berry; related to Dutch moerbezie and German Maulbeere