HyperDic: bow_wood

English > 1 sense of the expression bow wood:
NOUNplantbow wood, osage orange, mock orange, Maclura pomiferasmall shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange
English > bow wood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall 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.
Synonymsosage orange, mock orange, Maclura pomifera
Broaderangiospermous yellowwoodAny of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

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