Mulberries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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