OSAGE ORANGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does osage orange mean? • OSAGE ORANGE (noun)
The noun OSAGE ORANGE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: OSAGE ORANGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OSAGE ORANGE (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bow wood; Maclura pomifera; osage orange; mock orange
Hypernyms ("osage orange" is a kind of...):
angiospermous yellowwood (any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood)
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