Etymology

편집

Of native Korean origin.

• (ppong)

  1. mulberry (tree or leaf), genus Morus, especially, white mulberry, whose leaves are the preferred feedstock for silkworms.

Derived terms

편집
  • 뽕나무 (-namu): mulberry tree
  • 뽕잎 (-ip): mulberry leaf

See also

편집
  • 오디 (odi): mulberries (fruits)
  • 머루 (meoru): wild grapes

Morus, a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, comprises 10–16 species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions.

The closely related genus Broussonetia is also commonly known as mulberry, notably the paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera.