mulberry
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It involves feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms, harvesting their cocoons and extracting the silk fibres.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
That problem is largely attributed to paper mulberry trees, which were planted extensively during the city's early development.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Hiemer smuggled part of his mother’s earthy remains to his garden, he said, and planted a mulberry tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
But one thing managed to survive Operation Big Bang: a prominent, gnarled mulberry tree that survived the 1947 blast and is now known today as the “Miracle of Helgoland.”
From National Geographic ● Jan. 17, 2024
Claire’s white station wagon, with two people in it, was stopped under the paper mulberry tree.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Garlic mustard and chickweed at the start of spring, elderflower and nettle in the season; serviceberries, mulberries and mugwort in summer; and pawpaws, persimmons and crab apples in fall.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
That was followed by an ice cream and a lovely stroll through the gardens, which include lakes, wildflower meadows, ancient oaks, beehives and the descendants of mulberries planted by James I in 1608.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
We need your help in amassing a large amount of mulberries for our kettle sour!
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021
He remembers his dad growing fingerling potatoes and Persian mulberries for Silverton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
She is wearing a gown the color of unripe mulberries, and her hair is pulled slightly back.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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