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 mulberry mass 名詞

 Mor·u·la n.; pl. Morulae   Biol. The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See Segmentation.
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 Mul·ber·ry n.; pl. Mulberries
 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.
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