'Maclura aurantiaca' definitions:

Definition of 'Maclura aurantiaca'

From: GCIDE
  • Bois d'arc \Bois" d'arc"\ [F., bow wood. So called because used for bows by the Western Indians.] (Bot.) The Osage orange (Maclura aurantiaca). [1913 Webster]
  • The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies. --U. S. Census (1880). [1913 Webster]