OSAGE ORANGE
\ˈɒsɪd͡ʒ ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ], \ˈɒsɪdʒ ˈɒɹɪndʒ], \ˈɒ_s_ɪ_dʒ ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ]\
Definitions of OSAGE ORANGE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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
By Princeton University
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
