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   osage orange
         n 1: 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 [syn: {osage orange},
               {bow wood}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]

English Dictionary: osage orange by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Osage River
n
  1. a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
    Synonym(s): Osage, Osage River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ozocerite
n
  1. a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
    Synonym(s): ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ozokerite
n
  1. a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
    Synonym(s): ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite
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}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oxycrate \Ox"y*crate\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?][?];[?][?][?][?] acid
      + [?][?][?][?] to mix: cf. F. oxycrat.] (med.)
      A Mixture of water and vinegar. --Wiseman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ozocerite \O`zo*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + [?] wax.]
      (Min.)
      A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called {native
      paraffin}, and {mineral wax}.
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