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Osage orange   /oʊsˈeɪdʒ ˈɔrəndʒ/   Listen
Osage orange

noun
1.
Small 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.  Synonyms: bow wood, Maclura pomifera, mock orange.






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"Osage orange" Quotes from Famous Books



... trees, both natives and exotics, meet my gaze. Among the former I behold the "catalpa," with its silvery bark and trumpet-shaped blossoms; the "Osage orange," with its dark shining leaves; and the red mulberry, with thick shady foliage, and long crimson calkin-like fruits. Of exotics I note the orange, the lime, the West Indian guava (Psidium pyriferum), and the guava of Florida, with its boxwood leaves; the tamarisk, ...
— The Quadroon - Adventures in the Far West • Mayne Reid



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