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mock-orange

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white, fragrant flowers, for which they are cultivated outside their natural range

especially, Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), widely cultivated

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Meaning 2

Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white, fragrant flowers, for which they are cultivated outside their natural range

Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis' mock-orange), of western North America

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Meaning 3

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn)

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Meaning 4

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), of North America

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Meaning 5

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia

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Meaning 6

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Pittosporum tobira, native to China, Japan, and Korea, and naturalized and cultivated elsewhere

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Meaning 7

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), of Australia

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Meaning 8

Any of several similar but not closely related plants.

Styrax americanus (American snowbell)

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فِيلادِلْفُس (fīlādilfus) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Arabic: سَرَنْجَة (saranja) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山梅花 (shānméihuā) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Finnish: jasmike — Philadelphus spp.
  • German: Pfeifenstrauch — Philadelphus spp.
  • Greek: φιλάδελφος (filádelfos) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Ancient Greek: φιλάδελφον (philádelphon) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Japanese: バイカウツギ (baikautsugi) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Lithuanian: jazmi̇̀nas — Philadelphus spp.
  • Polish: jaśminowiec — Philadelphus spp.
  • Russian: чубу́шник (čubúšnik) — Philadelphus spp.
  • Swedish: schersmin — Philadelphus spp.
  • Turkish: ağaç fulü — Philadelphus spp.