mulberry

CEFRB1

/ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small dark berry that grows on a mulberry tree.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dark purple colour tinted with red.

Examples

  • Ziri slept in a bed made from the mulberry tree.

  • Beyond the south end of the lake, the route lies across the plain of Lombardy, where the mulberry trees are evidence of the silk industry.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmʌlbəɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The fruit of this tree.

  2. Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of a dark purple color tinted with red.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank tree in the backyard produced dark purple berries that stained my hands.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

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”).