mulberry tree
noun
Simple meaning
Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
muhlbuhreetreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌlbɛɹitˈɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
Used this way, mulberry tree is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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