osage_orange (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *osage orange*:
NOUN	plant	osage orange, bow wood, mock orange, Maclura pomifera	small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange

English > *osage orange*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
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, mock orange, Maclura pomifera
Broader	angiospermous yellowwood	Any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

HyperDic: osage_orange