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1. (n.) Osage orange
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. Osage orange
inedible fruit of this tree.
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1. (noun) osage orange, bow wood, 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; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
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