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
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osage orange::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bow wood, maclura pomifera, mock orange |
| Type of | angiospermous yellowwood |
Examples of osage orange
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Osage orange trees were once planted along fence rows to prevent soil erosion.
From the kentucky.com
He's working on projects that will incorporate rarely seen osage orange and sassafras wood.
From the stltoday.com
Black locust, osage orange, red mulberry and Pacific yew might be expected to last in or on the ground as long as PT lumber.
From the dailynews.com
Peterson, a graduate research assistant in the school's department of entomology, also tested osage orange, commonly known as hedgeapple.
From the sciencedaily.com
On the Fourth of July in 2007, a state-champion osage orange near UNC Charlotte thought to be 200 years old was set ablaze by illegal fireworks and destroyed.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Some species include loblolly pine, sweetgum, dogwood, redbud, cedar-elm, willow, trumpet creeper, blackjack oak, Spanish mulberry, flatwood plum and osage orange.
From the chron.com
Thin sapwood is characteristic of such species as chestnut, black locust, mulberry, osage-orange, and sassafras, while in maple, ash, hickory, hackberry, beech, and pine, thick sapwood is the rule.
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