maclura : Idioms & Phrases

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genus maclura

  • noun yellowwood trees or shrubs
    Maclura.
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maclura pomifera

  • 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
    mock orange; bow wood; osage orange.
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