mock orange

/ˌmɑk ˌˈɔrəndʒ/

Other forms: mock oranges

Definitions of mock orange

1. 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
   synonyms: Maclura pomifera, bow wood, osage orange

   type of:

   angiospermous yellowwood

   any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
2. noun

   small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
   synonyms: Prunus caroliniana, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, wild orange

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
3. noun

   shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
   synonyms: Bumelia lycioides, shittim, shittimwood, southern buckthorn

   type of:

   buckthorn

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
4. noun

   large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
   synonyms: Philadelphus coronarius, syringa

   type of:

   philadelphus

   any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions