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[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 hedge |
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| | Synonyms: | | bow wood, Maclura pomifera, mock orange |
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| | See Also: | | angiospermous yellowwood |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O"sage or"ange\ (Bot.)
An ornamental tree of the genus {Maclura} ({M. aurantiaca}),
closely allied to the mulberry ({Morus}); also, its fruit.
The tree was first found in the country of the Osage Indians,
and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an orangelike
appearance. See {Bois d'arc}.
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