Bois-d-arc
Osage orange (def 1).
Historical Examples
Trees Worth Knowing Julia Ellen Rogers
Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi David Ives Bushnell
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Rolling Stones O. Henry
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