mulberry
/ˈmʌlbərɪ/noun
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- （亦作mulberry tree 或bush）a small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to the Far East and long cultivated elsewhere桑树。
1.1
- 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, 尤指原用于养蚕的白桑（拉丁名M. alba）和为果实种植的黑桑（拉丁名M. nigra）。参见PAPER MULBERRY.
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- the dark red or white loganberry-like fruit of this tree桑葚。
2
- mass 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。
词源
Old English mōberie, from Latin morum + BERRY; related to Dutch moerbezie and German Maulbeere.