osage oranges

A form of 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.

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Meanings

osage oranges1

noun
  1. pluralplural of osage orange

Osage oranges2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Osage orange
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