mock orange

mock orange
1. Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, esp. P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
2. any of various other shrubs or trees having flowers or fruit resembling those of the orange, as the laurel cherry.
[1725-35]

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