MOCK ORANGE
\mˈɒk ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ], \mˈɒk ˈɒɹɪndʒ], \m_ˈɒ_k ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ]\
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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
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small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
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large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.