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 mock orange mock orange /ˈmɒk ˈɔrɪndʒ/

noun

  1. 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  ( bow wood , Maclura pomifera , mock orange , osage orange )
    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
  2. Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States  ( cherry laurel , laurel cherry , mock orange , Prunus caroliniana , wild orange )
    small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
  3. Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit  ( Bumelia lycioides , mock orange , shittim , shittimwood , southern buckthorn )
    shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
  4. Large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes  ( mock orange , Philadelphus coronarius , syringa )
    large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
       The syringa bush showcased its fragrant clusters of lilac-colored flowers.
    The syringa bush showcased its fragrant clusters of lilac-colored flowers.


 unmanageableness unmanageableness /ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbəlnəs/

noun

  1. The trait of being unmanageable  ( recalcitrance , recalcitrancy , refractoriness , unmanageableness )
    the trait of being unmanageable


 European fire salamander European fire salamander /ˌjʊərəˈpiːən faɪər ˈsæləˌmændər/

noun

  1. A kind of European salamander  ( European fire salamander , Salamandra salamandra )
    a kind of European salamander


 canebrake rattler canebrake rattler /ˈkeɪnˌbreɪk ˈrætlər/

noun

  1. Southern variety  ( canebrake rattler , canebrake rattlesnake , Crotalus horridus atricaudatus )
    southern variety


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