[muhl-ber-ee, -buh-ree] 
| 1. | the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus. |
| 2. | a tree of this genus, as M. rubra (red mulberry or American mulberry) bearing dark-purple fruit, M. nigra (black mulberry) bearing dark-colored fruit, or M. alba (white mulberry) bearing nearly white fruit and having leaves used as food for silkworms. |
