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amoreira

nounfeminine/ɐmuˈɾɐjɾɐ/medium

a·mo·rei·ra

Definition

A tree or shrub of the genus Morus, which produces the fruit known as mulberry.
The children picked mulberries from the amoreira.
White mulberry leaves are the primary food for silkworms.
Common collocations
mulberry treeblack mulberrywhite mulberry

Etymology

Do latim 'morus', através do galego-português 'amoreira'.

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