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单词 mulberry
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Definition of mulberry in English:

mulberry

nounPlural mulberries ˈmʌlb(ə)riˈməlˌbɛri
  • 1A small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to East Asia and long cultivated elsewhere.

    桑树

    Genus Morus, family Moraceae, in particular the white mulberry (M. alba), originally grown for feeding silkworms, and the black (or common) mulberry (M. nigra), grown for its fruit. See also paper mulberry

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Then it is settled,’ Taren proclaimed, ‘Tomorrow we meet by the mulberry bush!’
    • A magnificent mulberry tree planted 30 years ago by a previous owner - Angus McBean, the renowned theatre photographer - sits squarely in the middle of the long path leading from the house.
    • In the year a.d.105, Cai Lun devised a way to make the bark of the mulberry tree into paper.
    • Next to the clinic two Rufous Bush-robins scampered around in a mulberry bush.
    • As we follow the level foot-trails that weave through the hamlets of the valley, Asghar Khan points out a 200-year old mulberry tree and, near another ancient fort, a gnarled, 500-year old walnut tree.
    • It was made from wood of the mulberry tree and it glowed a silver, pearly hue.
    • The mulberry tree is of medium size and attractively untidy in appearance.
    • Abba Joseph had commanded the brother to eat some of the fruit of a nearby mulberry tree.
    • A year before he demolished Shakespeare's former Stratford home New Place in 1759, the Revd Francis Gastrell cut down a mulberry tree which had grown in its garden.
    • Through the branches, and you reached an overgrown stone path that led to an ancient mulberry tree, falling in the shape of a weeping willow.
    • Beyond the vegetable beds, visitors entered an enchanted forest where volunteers had cleared a path with machetes only weeks earlier, to reveal a surviving mulberry tree.
    • And I have checked what must be a mulberry tree, there, across the road, and there are plenty of small sprigs on its branches - a sign that another freeze will not come.
    • Put him in a house, and he'll chop down the biggest and oldest mulberry tree around.
    • It was Papu who found me unconscious after I fell from a mulberry tree and broke my pelvic bone.
    • Yes, there is a mulberry tree not far from here growing up on that bank just over a ways.
    • In summertime the Ferris hills were a-thrive with greenery; even now, when the sky was bleak, the vivid colours of the maple leaves and the mulberry bush seemed to radiate light.
    • There's still a tree there, but is it a mulberry tree?
    • Pyramus and Thisbe planned to meet under the mulberry tree, and that is where they died.
    • Krishna Pandit did the same and was extremely happy when the snake guided him through the swampy and marshy land, until he reached the hollow trunk of a mulberry tree.
    • They left the city to meet each other near a mulberry tree.
    1. 1.1 The dark red or white fruit of the mulberry.
      桑葚
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I set off for the day with a picnic of dried apricots, mulberries and nan bread.
      • The deep red fruit of the mulberry is the everlasting memorial of these true lovers.
      • The soft, mulberry fruits in Vina Morande give way to layers of fresh green peppercorns and vanilla spice.
      • Ripe mulberry fruits, chocolate and a twist of spicy liquorice make this a satisfying wine.
      • Be prepared for a blast of mixed spice and mulberry fruit that pushes the fine tannins and ripe acidity firmly back to the swallow.
      • Earthy, spicy notes give way to a crunchy palate of light berry fruit with a final rustic finish of mulberry jam.
      • Dessert was Suncrest peach galette with mulberry ice cream.
      • Morus nigra and M. alba, the black and white mulberries respectively, are fruits of Asian origin.
      • In deepest seashells that she had gathered was there to be had of all delights, mulberries, the freshest of fruit like sweet wine from the vine.
      • The fruit/berry seed category includes red mulberry, elderberry, and the large pit of an unidentified fruit.
      • Joy and love are intertwined, sweet as fresh mulberry wine.
      • We then all sat down on a big red carpet under a shade tree, and the farmers passed around refreshments - a tray of white mulberries, and six glasses of shorombe, ‘the Afghan beer,’ as Mohibi called it.
  • 2mass noun A dark red or purple colour.

    桑葚色,深红色

    as modifier a mulberry carpet

    一块深红色的地毯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her mid-length brown hair was decorated with tiny braids and thick mulberry streaks, pinned back in a high ponytail.
    • The figures are painted in a mulberry red, sometimes with yellow or white highlights, and they're so intricately painted, a fine brush and a steady hand must have been a necessity.
    • Our teeth shall be stained mulberry.
    • Later technology allowed for ink shades of red, green, sepia, black, and mulberry.
    • From autumn through winter berries are produced in a wide range of colours - purple, rose, mulberry, white - depending on the variety.
    • The kitchen has mulberry painted walls and a fully fitted oak kitchen and beamed ceiling.

Origin

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

Definition of mulberry in US English:

mulberry

nounˈməlˌbɛriˈməlˌberē
  • 1A small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to East Asia and long cultivated elsewhere.

    桑树

    Genus Morus, family Moraceae, in particular the white mulberry (M. alba), originally grown for feeding silkworms, and the black (or common) mulberry (M. nigra), grown for its fruit. See also paper mulberry

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A magnificent mulberry tree planted 30 years ago by a previous owner - Angus McBean, the renowned theatre photographer - sits squarely in the middle of the long path leading from the house.
    • And I have checked what must be a mulberry tree, there, across the road, and there are plenty of small sprigs on its branches - a sign that another freeze will not come.
    • In the year a.d.105, Cai Lun devised a way to make the bark of the mulberry tree into paper.
    • A year before he demolished Shakespeare's former Stratford home New Place in 1759, the Revd Francis Gastrell cut down a mulberry tree which had grown in its garden.
    • It was made from wood of the mulberry tree and it glowed a silver, pearly hue.
    • The mulberry tree is of medium size and attractively untidy in appearance.
    • They left the city to meet each other near a mulberry tree.
    • Krishna Pandit did the same and was extremely happy when the snake guided him through the swampy and marshy land, until he reached the hollow trunk of a mulberry tree.
    • Abba Joseph had commanded the brother to eat some of the fruit of a nearby mulberry tree.
    • Beyond the vegetable beds, visitors entered an enchanted forest where volunteers had cleared a path with machetes only weeks earlier, to reveal a surviving mulberry tree.
    • Through the branches, and you reached an overgrown stone path that led to an ancient mulberry tree, falling in the shape of a weeping willow.
    • ‘Then it is settled,’ Taren proclaimed, ‘Tomorrow we meet by the mulberry bush!’
    • Pyramus and Thisbe planned to meet under the mulberry tree, and that is where they died.
    • It was Papu who found me unconscious after I fell from a mulberry tree and broke my pelvic bone.
    • As we follow the level foot-trails that weave through the hamlets of the valley, Asghar Khan points out a 200-year old mulberry tree and, near another ancient fort, a gnarled, 500-year old walnut tree.
    • There's still a tree there, but is it a mulberry tree?
    • Yes, there is a mulberry tree not far from here growing up on that bank just over a ways.
    • Next to the clinic two Rufous Bush-robins scampered around in a mulberry bush.
    • Put him in a house, and he'll chop down the biggest and oldest mulberry tree around.
    • In summertime the Ferris hills were a-thrive with greenery; even now, when the sky was bleak, the vivid colours of the maple leaves and the mulberry bush seemed to radiate light.
    1. 1.1 The dark red or white fruit of the mulberry.
      桑葚
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Morus nigra and M. alba, the black and white mulberries respectively, are fruits of Asian origin.
      • We then all sat down on a big red carpet under a shade tree, and the farmers passed around refreshments - a tray of white mulberries, and six glasses of shorombe, ‘the Afghan beer,’ as Mohibi called it.
      • The fruit/berry seed category includes red mulberry, elderberry, and the large pit of an unidentified fruit.
      • Ripe mulberry fruits, chocolate and a twist of spicy liquorice make this a satisfying wine.
      • Earthy, spicy notes give way to a crunchy palate of light berry fruit with a final rustic finish of mulberry jam.
      • The deep red fruit of the mulberry is the everlasting memorial of these true lovers.
      • I set off for the day with a picnic of dried apricots, mulberries and nan bread.
      • Joy and love are intertwined, sweet as fresh mulberry wine.
      • The soft, mulberry fruits in Vina Morande give way to layers of fresh green peppercorns and vanilla spice.
      • Be prepared for a blast of mixed spice and mulberry fruit that pushes the fine tannins and ripe acidity firmly back to the swallow.
      • In deepest seashells that she had gathered was there to be had of all delights, mulberries, the freshest of fruit like sweet wine from the vine.
      • Dessert was Suncrest peach galette with mulberry ice cream.
  • 2A dark red or purple color.

    桑葚色,深红色

    as modifier a mulberry carpet

    一块深红色的地毯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her mid-length brown hair was decorated with tiny braids and thick mulberry streaks, pinned back in a high ponytail.
    • The figures are painted in a mulberry red, sometimes with yellow or white highlights, and they're so intricately painted, a fine brush and a steady hand must have been a necessity.
    • Later technology allowed for ink shades of red, green, sepia, black, and mulberry.
    • The kitchen has mulberry painted walls and a fully fitted oak kitchen and beamed ceiling.
    • From autumn through winter berries are produced in a wide range of colours - purple, rose, mulberry, white - depending on the variety.
    • Our teeth shall be stained mulberry.

Origin

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

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