paper mulberry
Noun 1. 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 (synonym) Broussonetia papyrifera (hypernym) angiospermous tree, flowering tree (member-holonym) Broussonetia, genus Broussonetia | ||||
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paper mulberry
paper mulberry
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 ]
paper mulberry
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 ]
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Paper Mulberry
The Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Asia. Other names include Halibun, Kalivon, Kozo, and Tapacloth tree.
It is a small deciduous tree growing to 15 metres tall. The leaves are variable in shape (even on the same branch), unlobed ovate cordate to deeply lobed, with lobed leaves more frequent on fast-growing young plants; they are 7-20 cm long, with a rough surface above, fuzzy-downy below and a finely serrated margin. The male (staminate) flowers are produced in an oblong inflorescence, and the female (pistillate) flowers in a globular inflorescence. In summer, the pistillate flower matures into a red to orange, sweet, juicy fruit 3-4 cm diameter, which is an important food for wild animals. The fruit is edible and very sweet, but too fragile to be commercialised. During the months of February until April proximity to this tree can contribute to severe pollen allergy. In Islamabad, Pakistan the pollen count goes as high as 40000 per m³ causing severe problems for residents.
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