osage orange English

Meaning osage orange meaning

What does osage orange mean?

osage orange

— noun 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

Synonyms osage orange synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as osage orange?

Osage orange English » English

wild orange

wellow wood

osage apple

orangelike maclura

mock orange

horse-apple

hedgeapple

hedge-apple

hedge osage

bow wood

bois d’arc

apple and orange tree

Osage-orange

North American bow-wood

Maclura pomifera

osage orange English » English

bow wood

mock orange

horseapple

hedge tree

bois d’arc

Maclura pomifera