mock orange
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English
Noun
mock orange (plural mock oranges)
- Any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange).
- Synonym: philadelphus
- Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn), a small tree from Australia.
- Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), an aromatic shrub native to North America.
- Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), a small tree from North America.
- Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia.
- Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia.