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 hedge.
There were fig-trees, persimmons, mockorange, and shrubs ablaze with blossoms.
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This is true of grapes, quince, hybrid perpetual roses, shrubby hibiscus, crape myrtle, mockorange, hydrangea (paniculata), and others.
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The sweet smell of mallow and mockorange flowers wafted through the byways, perfuming the cobblestone lanes sweeter than a baby's breath.
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In the foyer and dining room and kitchen, the air swims with the scent of phantom flowers, shimmering with sweet, heavy mockorange.
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The sense of peace the poet feels in her garden with its mockorange and sky-blue delphiniums is warming, but her fire has gone.
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Mockorange is not herbaceous, because it has a woody stem.
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We take our choice today between finding deer-brush and digging for amole, because the mockoranges aren't ripe enough to be nice and soapy yet.
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The Carpenteria is nearly related to the MockOrange (Philadelphus), grows about 10 feet in height, with lithe and slender branches, and light gray leaves.