1. (noun) mock orange, syringa, Philadelphus coronarius
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
Synonyms: laurel cherry, bow wood, wild orange, mock orange, cherry laurel, southern buckthorn, syringa, shittim, genus Syringa, osage orange, shittimwood
2. (noun) southern buckthorn, shittimwood, shittim, mock orange, Bumelia lycioides
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
Synonyms: laurel cherry, false buckthorn, bow wood, black haw, mock orange, cherry laurel, southern buckthorn, wild orange, syringa, chittimwood, chittamwood, shittim, osage orange, shittimwood
3. (noun) cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
Synonyms: laurel cherry, bow wood, wild orange, mock orange, cherry laurel, shittim, trifoliata, syringa, trifoliate orange, southern buckthorn, osage orange, shittimwood
4. (noun) osage orange, bow wood, mock orange, Maclura pomifera
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
Synonyms: bow wood, wild orange, mock orange, cherry laurel, southern buckthorn, laurel cherry, syringa, shittim, osage orange, shittimwood
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