osage-orange

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

nounosage-orange (plural osage-oranges)

plural osage-oranges

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Osage orange.
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