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Vinony

mulberry

noun

  1. fruit from Morus plants
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Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlˌbɛɹi/ / /ˈmʌlbəɹi/ / /ˈmʌlbɹi/

adj

Etymology: 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”).

  1. Of a dark purple color tinted with red.

name

Etymology: Two main origins of surname: * A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).

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  19. A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).

noun

Etymology: 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”).

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

    “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.”

    “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.”

  2. The fruit of this tree.

    “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 […]”

  3. A dark purple colour tinted with red.