mock orange

mock orange

n. Any of various widely cultivated deciduous shrubs of the genus Philadelphus, having white, usually fragrant flowers with four petals and numerous stamens.

mock orange

n 1. (Plants) Also called: syringa any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, esp P. coronarius, with white fragrant flowers that resemble those of the orange: family Philadelphaceae 2. (Plants) any other shrub or tree that resembles the orange tree

mock′ or′ange

n. 1. Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, having white, often fragrant flowers. 2. any of various other shrubs or trees having flowers or fruit resembling those of the orange. [1725–35]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mock orange - large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemesPhiladelphus coronarius, syringagenus Philadelphus - mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceaephiladelphus - any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
	2.	mock orange - shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruitBumelia lycioides, shittim, southern buckthorn, shittimwoodbuckthorn - any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
	3.	mock orange - small flowering evergreen tree of southern United StatesPrunus caroliniana, wild orange, cherry laurel, laurel cherrygenus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regionsangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	4.	mock orange - 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 hedgebow wood, Maclura pomifera, osage orangeangiospermous yellowwood - any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood