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MURREY
Etymology
Noun
murrey (countable and uncountable, plural murreys)
The mulberry fruit.
(tincture) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules and purpure.
Adjective
murrey (not comparable)
Of a mulberry colour.
Proper noun
Murrey (plural Murreys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murrey is the 22924th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1116 individuals. Murrey is most common among White (73.57%) and Black/African American (19.98%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"rey, n. Etym: [OF. morée a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. Mulberry, Moor, Morelle.]
Definition: A dark red color.
– a.
Definition: Of a dark red color. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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