Osage orange
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ō´sāj´/
● (گیاهشناسی) پرتقال اوسیج، توت آمریکایی (Maclura pomifera از خانوادهی mulberry که بومی نواحی مرکزی ایالات متحده است)
● میوهی پرتقال مانند ولی غیرخوراکی این گیاه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after the Osage people who used the tree's wood for making bows.
مثال
- The Osage orange tree produces large, green fruit that is inedible for humans.
- Osage orange wood is highly valued for its strength and durability.
- The Osage orange is often used as a natural fence or hedge due to its thorny branches.
تعریف انگلیسی
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