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Broussonetia papyrifera

Definitions of Broussonetia papyrifera
  1. noun
    shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries
    synonyms: paper mulberry
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    type of:
    angiospermous tree, flowering tree
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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