Mōr'ox-y̆l'ic, a.

(110), a. [Fr. moroxylique, from Lat. morus, a mulberry-tree, morum, a mulberry, Gr. μῶρον, μόρον, μορέα, and ξύλον, wood.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the mulberry; as, moroxylic acid, a vegetable acid obtained from a saline exudation from the Morus alba, or white mulberry.