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Osage orange noun[ C ] (alsoosage orange)uk /ˌəʊ.seɪdʒ ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/ us /ˌoʊ.seɪdʒ ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/ a small North American tree that produces an inedible fruit (= one that you cannot eat) that looks like an orange: The early settlers would often plant a hedgerow of Osage orange trees. Only the female osage oranges will bear fruit. We looked down over a forest of beech, oak, and Osage orange trees. The grassland is dotted with Osage oranges and Chinese elms. The Comanche people made short bows from the wood of the Osage orange. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fruit Trees amla aronia banyan beach plum blackthorn custard apple elder elderberry elderflower espalier key lime litchi locust bean longan loquat pepper tree plantain rambutan sea grape service tree |