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Broussonetia
(gcide) | Broussonetia \Broussonetia\ n.
a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry
(Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.
Syn: genus Broussonetia.
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Broussonetia papyrifera
(gcide) | Mulberry \Mul"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Mulberries. [OE. moolbery,
murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum
mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Murrey, Sycamore.]
1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus
Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.
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2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.
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Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See Morula.
Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related
to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa
cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in
China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen
as a shade tree in America.
[1913 Webster]Broussonetia \Broussonetia\ n.
a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry
(Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.
Syn: genus Broussonetia.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
broussonetia papyrifera
(wn) | Broussonetia papyrifera
n 1: shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles
cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male
flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped
followed by small orange-red aggregate berries [syn: {paper
mulberry}, Broussonetia papyrifera] |
genus broussonetia
(wn) | genus Broussonetia
n 1: paper mulberry [syn: Broussonetia, genus Broussonetia] |
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