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Answer for the clue "Tree whose leaves are eaten by silkworms ", 8 letters:
mulberry

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of a dark purple colour tinted with red. n. 1 Any of several trees, of the genus ''Morus'', having edible fruit 2 the fruit of this tree 3 a dark purple colour tinted with red.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tree ▪ I leant against the mulberry tree clutching Radish in my fist and had a bit of a cry there. ▪ Through a scattering of gray adobe houses, all identical, I would go to the house fronted with mulberry trees . ▪ I ...

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 3139 Housing Units (2000): 1229 Land area (2000): 1.514456 sq. miles (3.922424 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.514456 sq. miles (3.922424 sq. km) FIPS code: 53270 Located within: Ohio ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry [syn: mulberry tree ] sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mulberry is a fashion company founded in the United Kingdom in 1971, known internationally for its leather goods, in particular women's handbags .

Usage examples of mulberry.

Her body was graciously formed, her breasts symmetrical and firm, their aureolas were the colour of ripe mulberries, the nipples upturned and out-thrust.

Heavy surf pounded the beaches, small craft took shelter behind the block-ships, all work stopped, ships anchored off shore dragged anchors and fouled one another, beaching craft were driven ashore, Mulberry A began to break up, and the crash of small craft, dukws, vehicles and derelict units grinding together was heard above the din of war.

The juice of Mulberries contains malic and citric acids, with glucose, pectin, and gum.

She was carrying very carefully a little tray covered with a snow-white doyley, and on it were a glass of milk and a plate of mulberries.

A right-angle turn, the drugget changing to a thick soft carpet that glowed mulberry red in the pinlight beams.

He shews that in every 100 parts of mulberry leaves, as supplied, the result is from 8 to 9 of worms, 36 to 40 of egested matters, and 45 to 46 of dry litter and waste.

I had no ink, and I was going to prick myself and write in my blood, when I bethought me that the juice of some mulberries I had by me would be an excellent substitute for ink.

A fragment of a mulberry branch, still bearing leaves and even a couple of actual berries, had gotten wedged into a flexing joint between two adjoining armor plates, and long ropes of milfoil trailed from its ankles.

Planting new male mulberry trees is prohibited by law because their pollen is a powerful allergen, and Tucson gains profit and riches as a refuge for allergy sufferers and hypochondriacs.

Mulberries, tell them the devil requires the juicy berries for the purpose of blacking his boots.

Then, leading Periwinkle and followed by the other animals, she went through the tunnel into the kitchen garden, where all the fruit trees were just coming into blossom and the great mulberry tree was robed in green.

For a moment she glimpsed the top of a silvery perruque, the sheen of a mulberry brocade coat, and then he straightened and her brows lifted, for she faced the handsomest old man she had ever seen.

Princess Si Ling-chi was sitting under a mulberry tree when a silkworm cocoon fell into her teacup.

Then some nearby pinecones, followed by the unripened berries on a mulberry bush.

Its vast walls, silk-hung in a rich shade of mulberry, were hung with a great number of paintings in ornate gilded frames and its ceiling, even loftier than the hall, was delicately painted and echoing its colours was the Aubusson carpet under her feet.