Etymology

moraceous

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the mulberry plants in the family Moraceae. Full definition →

Latin morus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommorus“mulberry tree”
  2. English todaymoraceous

Latin morus (“mulberry tree”) + -aceous.

Words from the same roots

Latinmorus all →

mulberrymoriformmorintannic acidmoroxylic acid

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