Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Morus"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Morus \Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See {Mulberry}.] (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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Morus
n : type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries [syn: {Morus}, {genus
Morus}]


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