osage orange

Meanings

• A large, thorny tree native to North America that produces bright orange, inedible fruit.

  - "The Osage Orange tree is a source of beautiful fall color."
  - "The Osage Orange tree is not edible, but its fruit is used for various purposes."

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Synonyms

bodark , bois d'arc , hedge tree , hedgeapple

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Variants

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Osage orange , Osage oranges

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Etymology

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The name 'Osage Orange' comes from the Osage Native American tribe, who used the tree and its fruit for various purposes.

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Trivia

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1. Osage Orange trees can live up to 200 years.

2. The Osage Orange tree is also called the 'Bois d'Arc' or 'Bowwood Tree' because of its use in making bows.

3. The Osage Orange fruit is also known as 'Hedge Apples'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Hippocastanum: Osage Orange is also known by its botanical name Hippocastanum anomalum.

2. Boswellia: Osage Orange is sometimes confused with Boswellia, a tree used in traditional medicine.

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Culture

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The Osage Orange tree has cultural significance for the Osage Native American tribe, who used the wood for making bows and the fruit for various medicinal and practical uses.

How to Memorize "osage orange"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, thorny tree with bright orange, inedible fruit.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the Osage Orange tree with the Osage Native American tribe and their cultural uses.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym OSI for Osage Orange, Standing for Osage, Size, and Inedible.

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