osage orange
O·sage or·ange
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-seyj, oh-seyj awr-inj, or-]
- /ˈoʊ seɪdʒ, oʊˈseɪdʒ ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-seyj, oh-seyj awr-inj, or-]
- /ˈoʊ seɪdʒ, oʊˈseɪdʒ ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-/
Definitions of osage orange words
- noun osage orange Also called bois d'arc, bowwood. a tree, Maclura pomifera, of the mulberry family, native to the south-central U.S., having hard, yellowish wood and often cultivated for hedges. 1
- noun osage orange the round, rough-skinned, inedible fruit of this tree. 1
- noun osage orange a North American moraceous tree, Maclura pomifera, grown for hedges and ornament 0
- noun osage orange the warty orange-like fruit of this plant 0
- noun osage orange a small thorny tree (Maclura pomifera) of the mulberry family, with hard, yellow wood, native to the central U.S. and often used for hedges 0
- noun osage orange its greenish-yellow, orange-shaped, inedible fruit 0
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Origin of osage orange
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Osage orange
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osage orange popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
osage orange usage trend in Literature
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