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Mul"ber*ry (?), n.; pl.
Mulberries (#). [OE. moolbery,
murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L.
morum mulberry; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. Murrey,
Sycamore.] 1. (Bot.) The berry or
fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself.
See Morus.

2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black
mulberry.

Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See
Morula. -- Paper mulberry, a tree
(Broussonetia papyrifera), related to the true mulberry, used
in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the
inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It
is seen as a shade tree in America.

Mul"ber*ry-faced` (-fāst`), a.
Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with
mulberry stains.

Mulch (?), n. [Cf. mull dirt,
also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as
fruit.


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