mock orange vs osage orange

osage orange vs mock orange

mock orange and osage orange both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mock orange	Yes	No	No	No
osage orange	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mock orange and osage orange are synonyms defined as:

mock orange and osage orange: 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

Other synonyms of mock orange include bow wood, Maclura pomifera.

mock orange (noun)	osage orange (noun)
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes	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
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
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

Difference between mock orange and osage orange

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