Meanings
osage orange1
plural osage oranges
- alternativeAlternative form of Osage orange.
Osage orange2
plural Osage oranges · alternative osage orange · alternative osage-orange
- The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
Synonyms: bodark, bois d'arc, hedge tree
- The fruit of this tree.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States.
fruit
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall 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 sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 桑橙
- 桑橙 (sāngchéng)tree
Hungarian narancseperfa
- narancseperfatree
Cite this entry
osage orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osage%20orange
“osage orange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osage%20orange. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osage orange,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osage%20orange.
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