Maclura aurantiaca

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Osage orange \O"sage or"ange\ (Bot.)
   An ornamental tree of the genus {Maclura} ({Maclura
   aurantiaca}), closely allied to the mulberry ({Morus}); also,
   its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the
   Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an
   orangelike appearance. See {Bois d'arc}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bois d'arc \Bois" d'arc"\ [F., bow wood. So called because used
   for bows by the Western Indians.] (Bot.)
   The Osage orange ({Maclura aurantiaca}).
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         The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of
         the black prairies.                      --U. S. Census
                                                  (1880).
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