Meanings
nounhorseapple (plural horseapples)
plural horseapples · alternative horse-apple · alternative horse apple
- The large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
Synonyms: bodark, bois d'arc, hedgeapple, hedge-apple, Osage orange
- A tree of this species.
Synonyms: bodark, bois d'arc, hedge tree, Osage orange
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
Similar
nounA tree of this species.
Origin
Translations
French orange des Osages, oranger des Osages
- orange des Osagesinedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera
- oranger des Osagestree of the species Maclura pomifera
- bois d'arctree of the species Maclura pomifera
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APA
horseapple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseapple
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“horseapple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseapple. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horseapple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseapple.
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