NOUN | plant | paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera | shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Broussonetia papyrifera | |
Member of | Broussonetia, genus Broussonetia | paper mulberry |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
Catalan | Broussonetia papyrifera |
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