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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


SynonymsMaclura pomifera, mock orange, osage orange


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous yellowwood









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