Osage orange

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.

2.nounThe fruit of this tree.

Synonyms

bodark bois d'arc hedge tree hedgeapple mock orange bow wood maclura pomifera osage-orange mock-orange horseapple yellowwood horse apple

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