HyperDic: paper_mulberry

English > 1 sense of the expression paper mulberry:
NOUNplantpaper mulberry, Broussonetia papyriferashrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth
English > paper mulberry: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrubby 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.
SynonymBroussonetia papyrifera
Member ofBroussonetia, genus Broussonetiapaper mulberry
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
CatalanBroussonetia papyrifera

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