Meanings
alternative mock orange · alternative mockorange
- Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white, fragrant flowers, for which they are cultivated outside their natural range
- uncountableespecially, Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), widely cultivated
- uncountablePhiladelphus lewisii (Lewis' mock-orange), of western North America
- Any of several similar but not closely related plants.
- uncountableBursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn)
- uncountableMaclura pomifera (Osage orange), of North America
- uncountableMurraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia
- uncountablePittosporum tobira, native to China, Japan, and Korea, and naturalized and cultivated elsewhere
- uncountablePittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), of Australia
- uncountableStyrax americanus (American snowbell)
Translations
Ancient Greek φιλάδελφον
- φιλάδελφον (philádelphon)Philadelphus spp.
Arabic فِيلادِلْفُس, سَرَنْجَة
- فِيلادِلْفُس (fīlādilfus)Philadelphus spp.
- سَرَنْجَة (saranja)Philadelphus spp.
Chinese Mandarin 山梅花
- 山梅花 (shānméihuā)Philadelphus spp.
Finnish jasmike
- jasmikePhiladelphus spp.
German Pfeifenstrauch
- PfeifenstrauchPhiladelphus spp.
Greek φιλάδελφος
- φιλάδελφος (filádelfos)Philadelphus spp.
Japanese バイカウツギ
- バイカウツギ (baikautsugi)Philadelphus spp.
Lithuanian jazmi̇̀nas
- jazmi̇̀nasPhiladelphus spp.
Polish jaśminowiec
- jaśminowiecPhiladelphus spp.
Russian чубу́шник
- чубу́шник (čubúšnik)Philadelphus spp.
Swedish schersmin
- schersminPhiladelphus spp.
Turkish ağaç fulü
- ağaç fulüPhiladelphus spp.
Cite this entry
mock-orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock-orange
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