bow_woodEnglish

Maclura pomifera, bow wood, mock orange, osage orange

Noun

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

English: osage orange, bow wood, mock orange, Maclura pomifera

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