| NOUN | plant | bow wood, osage orange, 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | osage orange, mock orange, Maclura pomifera | |
| Broader | angiospermous yellowwood | Any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood |
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