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Morus  n.  (Bot.) A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See Mulberry. Note: Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. Morus multicaulis, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. Morus nigra, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.






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... 1. Morus rubra, L. (RED MULBERRY.) Leaves broad, heart-shaped, 4 to 6 in. long, serrate, rough above and downy beneath, pointed; on the young shoots irregularly lobed. Fruit dark red, almost purple when ripe, cylindrical; not found on all the trees, as the flowers are somewhat dioecious; ripe ...
— Trees of the Northern United States - Their Study, Description and Determination • Austin C. Apgar



Words linked to "Morus" :   Morus rubra, Morus nigra, genus Morus, magnoliopsid genus, dicot genus, Morus alba



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