HyperDic: wild_orange

English > 2 senses of the expression wild orange:
NOUNplantwild orange, trifoliate orange, trifoliata, Poncirus trifoliatasmall fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit
plantwild orange, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus carolinianasmall flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
English > wild orange: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
Synonymstrifoliate orange, trifoliata, Poncirus trifoliata
Member ofPoncirus, genus PoncirusOne species
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishtrifoliata
Catalantrifoliata
English > wild orange: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall flowering evergreen tree of southern United States.
Synonymscherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana
Member ofPrunus, genus PrunusA genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

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