osage orange

Other forms: osage oranges

Definitions of osage orange

1. 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
   synonyms: Maclura pomifera, bow wood, mock orange

   type of:

   angiospermous yellowwood

   any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood