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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| Maclura pomifera |
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| bow wood |
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| mock orange |
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| osage orange |
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