cumball

cumball
Alternate name for the Osage Orange fruit, referring to the sticky white substance it contains.

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  • osage orange — noun a) The tree Maclura pomifera, noted for its large, dense, wrinkly, bright green and unpalatable fruit, once a popular hedge tree in the United States. b) The fruit of this tree. Syn: bodark, cumball, cumball tree, hedge tree, hedgeapple …   Wiktionary

  • tree — 1. noun /tɹiː,tʃɹiː/ a) A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age). is the tallest living tree in the world.… …   Wiktionary

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