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Osage orange
Osage orangen. A dioecious spiny tree (Maclura pomifera) native to the south-central United States, having round greenish inedible fruit and formerly used in hedgerows.Osage orange n 1. (Plants) a North American moraceous tree, Maclura pomifera, grown for hedges and ornament 2. (Plants) the warty orange-like fruit of this plant O′sage or′ange
n. 1. a tree, Maclura pomifera, of the mulberry family, native to the south-central U.S., that has hard, yellowish wood and is often cultivated for hedges. 2. inedible fruit of this tree. Osage orangeAnother name for the bois d’arc tree.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  osage orange - 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 hedgebow wood, Maclura pomifera, mock orangeangiospermous yellowwood - any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood |
Osage orange
Osage orange: see mulberrymulberry,
common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and characterized by milky sap. Several genera bear edible fruit, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. .osage orange[′ō‚sāj ′är·inj] (botany) Maclura pomifera. A tree in the mulberry family of the Urticales characterized by yellowish bark, milky sap, simple entire leaves, strong axillary thorns, and aggregate green fruit about the size and shape of an orange. MedicalSeeMulberryosage orange
Related to osage orange: Maclura pomifera, Osage CountySynonyms for osage orangenoun small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orangeSynonyms- bow wood
- Maclura pomifera
- mock orange
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