The wood of the Osage Orange.
1821. The bow-wood, or as it is sometimes called the Osage Orange, is found upon the southerly tributaries of the Arkansas, and upon the Red river, and its tributaries.—E. James, ‘Rocky Mountain Expedition,’ ii. 344 (Phila., 1823).
1866. Its elastic yellow wood is called Bow-wood, from its being used by the Indians for making bows.—‘Treas. Bot.,’ s.v. ‘Maclura.’ (N.E.D.)
