mulberry mass

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mulberry mass - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Morula \Mor"u*la\, n.; pl. Morulae. [NL., dim. of L. morum a
     mulberry.] (Biol.)
     The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by
     the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its
     development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere
     , and blastosphere. See Segmentation.
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  Mulberry \Mul"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Mulberries. [OE. moolbery,
     murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum
     mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Murrey, Sycamore.]
     1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus
        Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.
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     2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.
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     Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See Morula.
  
     Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related
        to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa
        cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in
        China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen
        as a shade tree in America.
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