Morus
 桑屬


 Mo·rus n.  Bot. A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See Mulberry.
 Note: ☞ Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.
 Morus multicaulis, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves.
 Morus nigra, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.

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 Morus
      n : type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries [syn: genus Morus]