Osage orange

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Osage orange. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    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 wordnet
  4. 4
    The fruit of this tree.

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