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Categories: Dioecious plants, Trees of the South-Central United States, IUCN Red List least concern species, Plants used in traditional Native American medicine, Maclura
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osage orange  bow wood  mock orange  Maclura pomifera  Osage Apple
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. Wikipedia
Maclura pomifera (osage orange), a small tree from North America. Wiktionary
The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States. Wiktionary
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