mock orange meaning: definition | English Dictionary

mock orange

nounalso spelled mock-orange

Any shrub of the genus Philadelphus, particularly Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange).

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.

noun

8 senses

› Any of many shrubs of the genus Philadelphus…

especially, Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), widely cultivated

Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis' mock-orange), of western North America

› Any of several similar but not closely…

Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn)

Maclura pomifera (Osage orange), of North America

Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia

Pittosporum tobira, native to China, Japan, and Korea, and naturalized and cultivated elsewhere

Pittosporum undulatum (sweet pittosporum), of Australia

Styrax americanus (American snowbell)