Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous trees of the apetalous order Urticaccæ, type of the tribe Moreæ; the mulberries.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See
mulberry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries
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Examples
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"A woman's sphere was her own home, that she should earn her own living was inimical to domestic happiness; it was almost contra bonus morus, which is a very serious thing indeed."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919 Various
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It is thought by some that "morus" has been derived from the Latin word _mora_, delay, as shown in a tardy expansion of the buds.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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If it seems familiar to you, it makes it easier to jump into without saying hey lets make all spells be cast through a series of morus code since someone might yell it is a copy of something else.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Check out this WoW ripoff from NCSoft 2006
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The natives keep silkworms, which they feed on the Chykwar or Assam morus, which they cultivate.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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It is recommended that the persons who shall reside in this asylum be employed in the cultivation of the mulberry-trees, (this was during the _morus multicaulis_ mania.) 3.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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"Factus est sicut pannus vel morus nigerrimus, livoris totus plenus, nasus plenus, os amplissimum, lingua duplex in ore, que labia tota implebat, os apertum et adeo horribile quod nemo viderit unquam vel esse tale dixerit."
The Life of Cesare Borgia Rafael Sabatini 1912
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"Factus est sicut pannus vel morus nigerrimus, livoris totus plenus, nasus plenus, os amplissimum, lingua duplex in ore, que labia tota implebat, os apertum et adeo horribile quod nemo viderit unquam vel esse tale dixerit."
The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912
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Monterey cypress monthly advice moon-flower moonseed morning-glory, perennial morus species mounding-up trees mountain ash mountain laurel moving large trees muck
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Ælfric's "Vocabulary," "morus vel rubus, mor-beam," but it is doubtful whether that applies to the Mulberry or Blackberry, as in the same catalogue Blackberries are mentioned as "flavi vel mori, blace-berian."
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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The public conscience has for many years been utterly debauched by what were called fancy stocks, morus multicaulis, Western city enterprises, and New England developments.
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