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Definition of Paper mulberry
1. Noun. Shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries.
Exact synonyms: Broussonetia Papyrifera
Group relationships: Broussonetia, Genus Broussonetia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Group relationships: Broussonetia, Genus Broussonetia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Paper mulberry
1. Noun. A tree in the Mulberry Family (Moraceae), ''Broussonetia papyrifera'', with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth. ¹
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