What is "paper mulberry"

Broussonetia \Broussonetia\ n. a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry ( Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.

Syn: genus Broussonetia.

n. A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), (taxlink Broussonetia papyrifera species noshow=1), with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.

n. 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 [syn: Broussonetia papyrifera]

The paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Asia, where its range includes China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and India. It is widely cultivated elsewhere and it grows as an introduced species in parts of Europe, the United States, and Africa. Other common names include tapa cloth tree.