Synonyms of osage orange

Noun


1. osage orange, bow wood, mock orange, Maclura pomifera, angiospermous yellowwood

usage: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge

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