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mock orange meaning and definition

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MOCK ORANGE noun

Definition of mock orange (noun)

  1. large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
  2. shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
  3. small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
  4. 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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