| 单词 | white mulberry |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite mulberry white mulberry n. the mulberry tree Morus alba, originally native to China, which bears edible white or pinkish fruits but is cultivated mainly for its leaves, which are a major food source for silkworms; (also) a fruit of this tree; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > mulberry bush > types of white mulberry1562 wood-vine1861 pigeon-berry tree1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > mulberry > types of moruma1398 sycamine1526 white mulberry1562 red mulberry1648 toot1879 1562 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 3rd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont i. f. 14 Myxe a Dragme and a halfe of whyte Mulberrye leaues..with a Dragme of the ryne or pillinges of a Radishe roote. 1610 True Declar. Estate Colonie Virginia 55 There are innumerable White Mulberry trees. 1737 J. Wesley Jrnl. 2 Dec. (1910) I. 402 The white mulberry is not good to eat. 1850 Bell's Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) IV. 314 The white mulberry forms the wealth of the country of the Druses. 1975 E. Wigginton Foxfire 3 276 Dried white mulberries were used as a substitute for raisins or figs. 2012 N.Y. Times 6 May (Late ed.) (Metropolitan section) 2/1 We discover a writhing, pulsing mass of honey bees hanging off a white mulberry tree branch. < as lemmas |
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