mock orange
mock orange · mock oranges
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Any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronariusAny shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange).
Meaning
6 sensesAny shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange).
Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn), a small tree from Australia.
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), an aromatic shrub native to North America.
Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), a small tree from North America.
Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia.
Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia.
Forms
plural: mock oranges| Singular | mock orange |
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regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes:syringaPhiladelphus coronarius
- 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:osage orangebow woodMaclura pomifera
- small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States:cherry laurellaurel cherrywild orangePrunus caroliniana
- shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit:southern buckthornshittimwoodshittimBumelia lycioides