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MULBERRY LEAF EXTRACT/(mul-ber-ree leef ik-strakt )/n./ 1. Extract from the leaves of a range of small to medium-sized deciduous trees in the Moraceae family, native to temperate Eastern Asia and Polynesia; /n./ 2. A substance rich in arbutin, a hydroquinone derivative that can have melanin-inhibiting properties, thus serving to lighten skin pigmentation, e.g., “Start treating impending sun damage now with mulberry leaf extract.”

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