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morus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Morus 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Moraceae:  mulberries  [syn:  {Morus},  {genus 
  Morus}] 




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