Osage orange

noun

Also called bois d'arc, bowwood. a tree, Maclura pomifera, of the mulberry family, native to the south-central U.S., having hard, yellowish wood and often cultivated for hedges.

the round, rough-skinned, inedible fruit of this tree.

Origin of Osage orange

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby Osage orange

oryx, orzo, os, O.S.A., Osage, Osage orange, Osaka, Osasco, O.S.B., Osbert, Osborn

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Example sentences from the Web for Osage orange

Almost dropping with fatigue, Rachel made her way to a pile of cracker-boxes by an Osage-orange hedge, on a knoll, and sat down.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy
Each had fed the leaves of the Osage-orange exclusively for the last two years, and with the best results.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.|Various
He walked on to the far corner of the osage-orange thicket, and stood there in the deepest part of the shadow.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Have a double row of locusts and Osage-orange hedge all around the orchard, and consider windbreaks a necessity.
The Apple|Various

The smallest of the children had tumbled head first into the osage-orange hedge, and could not get out.
Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Osage orange

Osage orange

noun

a North American moraceous tree, Maclura pomifera, grown for hedges and ornament

the warty orange-like fruit of this plant

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单词	osage orange
释义	Osage orange noun Also called bois d'arc, bowwood. a tree, Maclura pomifera, of the mulberry family, native to the south-central U.S., having hard, yellowish wood and often cultivated for hedges. the round, rough-skinned, inedible fruit of this tree. Origin of Osage orange First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby Osage orange oryx, orzo, os, O.S.A., Osage, Osage orange, Osaka, Osasco, O.S.B., Osbert, Osborn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Osage orange Almost dropping with fatigue, Rachel made her way to a pile of cracker-boxes by an Osage-orange hedge, on a knoll, and sat down. The Red Acorn\|John McElroy Each had fed the leaves of the Osage-orange exclusively for the last two years, and with the best results. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.\|Various He walked on to the far corner of the osage-orange thicket, and stood there in the deepest part of the shadow. The Open Question\|Elizabeth Robins Have a double row of locusts and Osage-orange hedge all around the orchard, and consider windbreaks a necessity. The Apple\|Various The smallest of the children had tumbled head first into the osage-orange hedge, and could not get out. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Osage orange Osage orange noun a North American moraceous tree, Maclura pomifera, grown for hedges and ornament the warty orange-like fruit of this plant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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