white mulberry
- noun
- /waɪt ˈmʌlˌbɛri/
- Specialized
:
mora blanca
- The farmer planted several white mulberry trees to feed his silkworms.
These are white Mulberry leaf, lemon extract, cinnamon and antioxidants from green vegetables.
- These are white Mulberry leaf, lemon extract, cinnamon and antioxidants from green vegetables.
Examples
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They agree to meet under a white mulberry tree.
Academic text (2012) -
These are white Mulberry leaf, lemon extract, cinnamon and antioxidants from green vegetables.
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In spring, the white mulberry trees are covered with beautiful white flowers.
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The white mulberry fruit can be eaten fresh or used to make jams.
Synonyms
A mulberry tree from Asia with pale fruit and leaves used to feed silkworms
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward color + noun compound where the adjective 'white' modifies 'mulberry', so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to a mulberry (tree/fruit) that is white or pale. The compositional pattern is common across languages and in English (color + noun for species/varieties), so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
White mulberry comes from the tree's pale berries and its leaves, which people in Asia grew to feed silkworms. Farmers planted the white mulberry for silkworm food, so today the name means the mulberry tree 'used to feed silkworms' and that often has pale fruit.
