MOCK ORANGE


Meaning of MOCK ORANGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1731

1. : any of a genus ( Philadelphus ) of ornamental shrubs of which several are widely grown for their showy white flowers and that is either placed in the saxifrage or hydrangea families or in a family (Philadelphaceae) of its own — called also philadelphus, syringa

2. : any of several usually shrubby plants considered to resemble the orange

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