horseapple

English

Alternative forms

horse-apple, horse apple

Etymology

From horse +‎ apple.

Noun

horseapple (plural horseapples)

The large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
A tree of this species.

Synonyms

(fruit): bodark, bois d'arc, hedgeapple, hedge-apple, Osage orange
(tree): bodark, bois d'arc, hedge tree, Osage orange

Translations

inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera

French: orange des Osages f

tree of the species Maclura pomifera

French: oranger des Osages (fr) m, bois d'arc (fr) m