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bois d'arcs

bois d'arcs is the plural of bois d'arc.

Meaning of bois d'arc

Noun

bois d'arc (countable and uncountable, plural bois d'arcs)

  1. An Osage orange tree, of species Maclura pomifera, or wood of this tree.
    • The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies.1880, US Census, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    Synonyms:
    bow-wood, bodark, bo'dark

Questions about bois d'arcs

What is bois d'arcs the plural of?
Bois d'arcs is the plural of bois d'arc.

Words near bois d'arcs in the dictionary

  1. bois bande
  2. Bois Brule
  3. Bois Caiman
  4. Bois Caïman
  5. bois d'arc
  6. bois d'arcs
  7. bois d'olive
  8. Bois de Boulogne
  9. Bois de la Cambre
  10. bois durci
  11. Bois-Joli

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