mulberries
Dark clustered berries
Mulberries is the plural of mulberry, a fruit resembling an elongated blackberry that grows on trees rather than bushes.
The berries range from white to deep purple-black depending on variety.
They're sweet when ripe but stain readily: Her fingers were purple from picking mulberries.
Mulberry trees also famously feed silkworms.
Gathering mature crops
- ripeReady to eat
- juicyFull of moisture
- seededPlaced in ranking order
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
picking · orchard · tartness · antioxidants · fibrous · drupes · snack · dessert
Appendages of the hand
- lipsMouth's outer edges
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- drivewayPrivate residential road
clothing · indelible · pigment · dye · messy · splatter · juice · smudge
Containing much sweetener
- ripeReady to eat
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- jammyLuckily successful, undeserved
- nectarFloral sugar water
luscious · succulent · mild · delicate · honeyed · confection · dessert · saccharine
Darkness from blocked light
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- silkwormMoth larva yielding fiber
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
branches · climbing · backyard · fast-growing · pruning · sprawling · ornamental · lumber
Small dark hedgerow fruit
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- currantSmall seedless dried grape
- gooseberryAcidic berry for preserves
huckleberry · lingonberry · loganberry · bilberry · boysenberry · cloudberry · serviceberry · dewberry
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- ediblesItems safe to consume
- foragerOne seeking wild food
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
hedgerow · gleaning · roadside · windfall · urban foraging · free food · wild harvest · fallen fruit
harvest
Gathering mature crops
seasonal · picking · orchard · tartness · antioxidants · fibrous · drupes · snack · dessert · jam
fingers
Appendages of the hand
driveway · clothing · indelible · pigment · dye · messy · splatter · juice · smudge · discolor
sugary
Containing much sweetener
nectar · luscious · succulent · mild · delicate · honeyed · confection · dessert · saccharine
shade
Darkness from blocked light
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- silkwormMoth larva yielding fiber
deciduous · branches · climbing · backyard · fast-growing · pruning · sprawling · ornamental · lumber · wood
elderberry
Small dark hedgerow fruit
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- currantSmall seedless dried grape
gooseberry · huckleberry · lingonberry · loganberry · bilberry · boysenberry · cloudberry · serviceberry · dewberry · salmonberry
wildcrafting
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
bushcraft · hedgerow · gleaning · roadside · windfall · urban foraging · free food · wild harvest · fallen fruit · backyard
- fruitapple, apples, banana, bananas, orange
- berriesblackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- hedgerowshrubs, brambles, thicket, vines, brush
- orchard productsapples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums
- Mediterranean farmingolives, citrus groves, almonds, figs, grapes