Mulberry vs Claret - What's the difference?
mulberry | claret |
Any of several trees, of the genus Morus , having edible fruit
the fruit of this tree
a dark purple colour tinted with red.
(chiefly, British) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
(colloquial) bloodhttp://thesaurus.com/browse/claret. Often used in a sporting context eg 'He spilt some claret'.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-14/phil-waugh-spills-some-claret/306330
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As nouns the difference between mulberry and claret
is that mulberry is any of several trees, of the genus morus , having edible fruit while claret is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.As an adjective mulberry
is of a dark purple colour tinted with red.mulberry
English
(wikipedia mulberry) (Morus)Noun
(mulberries)Derived terms
* (African mulberry) () * (Australian mulberry) () * black mulberry () * (Chinese mulberry) (Morus spp. and ) * (fig-mulberry) (Ficus sycomorus ) * (Himalayan mulberry) () * Indian mulberry (Morinda spp.) * mulberrying * (native mulberry) () * paper mulberry () * (red mulberry) () * white mulberry () * Mulberry HarborSee also
* fig * fustic * hop (plant) * sycamine * sycamore * tapa * weeping fig *claret
English
(wikipedia claret)Noun
Synonyms
* traditional dry red (Australia)Derived terms
* claret cup * claret-colouredSee also
*References
*Paper from the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia on generic wine terminology*
Oxford Companion to Wine – Claret