Phrase guide

white mulberry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A short-lived mulberry tree of species Morus alba, native to northern China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, that yields berries that are paler than other mulberries, even when ripe. The tree is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(false stinger, native mulberry, white nettle (Pipturus argentaeus)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Morus alba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mulberry, mulberry tree

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: man i bardhë — mulberry tree
  • Catalan: morera blanca — mulberry tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白桑 (báisāng) — mulberry tree
  • Dutch: witte moerbei — mulberry tree
  • Finnish: valkomulperi — mulberry tree
  • French: mûrier blanc — mulberry tree
  • Galician: moreira branca — mulberry tree
  • German: weiße Maulbeere — mulberry tree
  • Italian: gelso bianco — mulberry tree
  • Italian: moro bianco — mulberry tree
  • Korean: 뽕나무 (ppongnamu) — mulberry tree
  • Polish: morwa biała — mulberry tree
  • Portuguese: amora-branca — mulberry tree
  • Romanian: dud alb — mulberry tree
  • Russian: шелкови́ца бе́лая (šelkovíca bélaja) — mulberry tree
  • Spanish: morera — mulberry tree
  • Swedish: vitt mullbär — mulberry tree
  • Ukrainian: шовковиця біла (šovkovycja bila) — mulberry tree
  • Vietnamese: cây dâu trắng — mulberry tree