Osage orange
Osage orange · Osage oranges
The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and…The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
Meaning
2 sensesThe tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
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
The fruit of this tree.
Forms
plural: Osage orangesSynonyms
7 synonymsMaclura pomifera tree:bodarkbois d'archedge tree
fruit:hedgeapple
Close in 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:bow woodmock orangeMaclura pomifera