osage orange
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osage orange Definition
(n)
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
h
osage orange Synonyms
bow wood
Maclura pomifera
mock orange
osage orange
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