noun
type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries
• Syn: ↑genus Morus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Moraceae, ↑family Moraceae, ↑mulberry family
• Member Meronyms: ↑mulberry, ↑mulberry tree
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\\ˈmōrəs, ˈmȯr-\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a widely distributed genus of trees that is the type of the family Moraceae and that comprises the mulberries which have usually dentate or lobed leaves, spicate flowers, and edible multiple fruits consisting of aggregates of juicy one-seeded drupes
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Morus /möˈrəs/
noun
The mulberry genus, giving name to the family Morāˈceae, including fig, breadfruit and Ceará (a type of Brazilian) rubber
ORIGIN: L mōrus a mulberry tree; cf Gr moreā
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morāˈceous adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.