paper mulberry

noun

1. a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.

paper mulberry

noun

1. a small moraceous E Asian tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, the inner bark of which was formerly used for making paper in Japan See also tapa

Word History and Origins

Origin of paper mulberry¹

First recorded in 1770–80; so called because its bark is used to make paper

Example Sentences

They were all more or less clothed in well-made cloth manufactured from the paper mulberry-tree, and ingeniously painted.

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The paper Mulberry is also a well-known fibre; while a third species particularly valuable for thin papers is the Gampi.

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The house at the end of the lane could be glimpsed through its grove of locusts, paper mulberry and towering ailanthus.

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The dress of the natives was formed from cloth made of the bark of the paper-mulberry tree.

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The greatest novelty was the manufacture of the native cloth, or Tapa, formed out of the bark of the paper-mulberry tree.

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