Osage orange : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Osage orange	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Osage orange
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
osage orange 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 Synonym(s): osage orange, bow wood, mock orange, Maclura pomifera
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osage orange \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}.