osage orange

noun

Meaning

The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
The fruit of this tree.

Related words

mock orange(English)bow wood(English)maclura pomifera(English)osage-orange(English)hedgeapple(English)mock-orange(English)hedge tree(English)horseapple(English)

Sources

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