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English noun: mock orange

1. mock orange (plant) large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes


SynonymsPhiladelphus coronarius, syringa


Broader (hypernym)philadelphus


Member meronymgenus Philadelphus

2. mock orange (plant) shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit


SynonymsBumelia lycioides, shittim, shittimwood, southern buckthorn


Broader (hypernym)buckthorn

3. mock orange (plant) small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States


Synonymscherry laurel, laurel cherry, Prunus caroliniana, wild orange


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree


Member meronymgenus Prunus, Prunus

4. mock orange (plant) 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


Synonymsbow wood, Maclura pomifera, osage orange


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous yellowwood









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