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mulberry

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmʌlbɛri/ · UK /ˈmʌlbəri/

mulberry means: A small, sweet fruit, often red, purple, or white, that grows on a tree.

noun

SWEET FRUITB2

A small, sweet fruit, often red, purple, or white, that grows on a tree.

  • I ate a ripe mulberry.
  • We picked mulberries for a jar of jam.
  • Purple mulberry juice stained his fingers.

Common phrases: ripe mulberry, mulberry jam, mulberry juice

FRUIT TREEC1

A tree or bush that produces small, sweet fruits and has leaves eaten by silkworms.

  • They planted a mulberry in the garden.
  • Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves.
  • The old mulberry gave us shade all summer.

Common phrases: mulberry tree, white mulberry, mulberry leaves

RED PURPLE COLOURC2

A dark purple colour with some red in it.

  • She chose mulberry for the bedroom walls.
  • The fabric was a rich shade of mulberry.
  • Try mixing a little red into the purple to make mulberry.

Common phrases: deep mulberry, shade of mulberry, mulberry colour

Questions about mulberry

What does mulberry mean?

A small, sweet fruit, often red, purple, or white, that grows on a tree.

What is mulberry in other languages?

Türkçe: dut · Español: mora · Français: mûre · Deutsch: Maulbeere · Italiano: mora di gelso · 日本語: 桑の実

How do you pronounce mulberry?

In American English /ˈmʌlbɛri/; in British English /ˈmʌlbəri/.

How do you use mulberry in a sentence?

I ate a ripe mulberry. We picked mulberries for a jar of jam.

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