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Noun

1. 1
   Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white, fragrant flowers, for which they are cultivated outside their natural range; especially, Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), widely cultivated uncountable
2. 2
   Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white, fragrant flowers, for which they are cultivated outside their natural range; Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis' mock-orange), of western North America uncountable
3. 3
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn) uncountable
4. 4
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), of North America uncountable
5. 5
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia uncountable

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6. 6
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Pittosporum tobira, native to China, Japan, and Korea, and naturalized and cultivated elsewhere uncountable
7. 7
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), of Australia uncountable
8. 8
   Any of several similar but not closely related plants.; Styrax americanus (American snowbell) uncountable

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