English noun: bow wood | |||
1. | bow wood (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 | ||
Synonyms | Maclura pomifera, mock orange, osage orange | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous yellowwood | ||