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noun
Any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: philadelphus
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noun
Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn), a small tree from Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), an aromatic shrub native to North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), a small tree from North America.
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noun
Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia.
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noun
Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia.
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: osage orange, bow wood, Maclura pomifera
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Broader terms: angiospermous yellowwood
noun
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cherry laurel, laurel cherry, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana
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Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
noun
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: southern buckthorn, shittimwood, shittim, Bumelia lycioides
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Broader terms: buckthorn
noun
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: syringa, Philadelphus coronarius
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Broader terms: philadelphus
History
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