Word
Osage orange
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
o-sage or-ange
Definition
- - 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.
- noun - 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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