moerbei

Dutch

Etymology

cognate with mulberry etc.; however moer, from Latin morus 'black mulberry' + Germanic bei 'berry'

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: moer‧bei

Noun

moerbei c (plural moerbeien, diminutive moerbeitje n)

  1. mulberry (the berry)
  2. the mulberry tree, which bears this fruit

Synonyms
  • (berry) moerbes, (archaic & dialect) moerbezie
  • (tree) moerboom m, moerbeiboom m

Derived terms
  • moerbeiboom m
  • moerbeistadium n
  • moerbeivlinder m
  • moerbeizij, moerbeizijde
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