horseapple en · NOUN
Etymology
From horse + apple.
Meanings
- The large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
- A tree of this species.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horse-apple | alternative | lexicographic | |
| horseapples | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| horse apple | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hedge-apple (fruit) · bodark (tree) · Osage orange (fruit) · Osage orange (tree) · bois d'arc (fruit) · hedge tree (tree) · bodark (fruit) · bois d'arc (tree) · hedgeapple (fruit)
Translations (3)
fr bois d'arc (tree of the species Maclura pomifera) · fr orange des Osages (inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera) · fr oranger des Osages (tree of the species Maclura pomifera)