Noun Definition

mock orange

1.Definition: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes

Related Noun(s):philadelphus coronarius, syringa

Category: Plants

2.Definition: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit

Related Noun(s):bumelia lycioides, shittim, shittimwood, southern buckthorn

Category: Plants

3.Definition: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

Related Noun(s):cherry laurel, laurel cherry, prunus caroliniana, wild orange

Category: Plants

4.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):bow wood, maclura pomifera, osage orange

Category: Plants