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OSAGE ORANGE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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:
bow wood; Maclura pomifera; mock orange; osage orange
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("osage orange" is a kind of...):
angiospermous yellowwood (any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood)
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