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mulberries
Variant of mulberry
noun pl. mulberries
- any of a genus (Morus) of shrubs and trees of the mulberry family, with milky juice and multiple false fruits which resemble the fruits of the raspberry
- the edible fruit
- a dark purplish red
adjective
designating a family (Moraceae, order Urticales) of dicotyledonous plants of wide horticultural and economic importance, including the fig and breadfruit trees
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