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noun
A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), Broussonetia papyrifera, with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Broussonetia papyrifera
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
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