What is "mock orange"

Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]

1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ( Citrus Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.

   Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the horned orange, in which the carpels are partly separated.

2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.

   Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.

   Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms.

   Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian shrub ( Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow berries.

   Orange bird (Zo["o]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ( Tanagra zena); -- so called from its bright orange breast.

   Orange cowry (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowry ( Cypr[ae]a aurantia), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity.

   Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant ( Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow flowers.

   Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the flowers.

   Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.

   Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.

   Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade ( Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.

   Orange scale (Zo["o]l.) any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale ( Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ( Mytilaspis Gloveri), and the red scale ( Aspidiotus Aurantii).

Mock \Mock\, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.

That superior greatness and mock majesty.
--Spectator.

Mock bishop's weed (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs ( Discopleura) growing in wet places.

Mock heroic, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic poem.

Mock lead. See Blende ( a ).

Mock nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the European blackcap.

Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs ( Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. Philadelphus coronarius, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.

Mock sun. See Parhelion.

Mock turtle soup, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.

Mock velvet, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See Mockado.

1. n. large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: syringa, Philadelphus coronarius]

2. shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: southern buckthorn, shittimwood, shittim, Bumelia lycioides]

3. small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: cherry laurel, laurel cherry, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana]

4. 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 [syn: osage orange, bow wood, Maclura pomifera]

Mock Orange is an indie rock band from Evansville, Indiana, USA. They debuted in 1998 during a growing emo and punk musical climate. Though they didn't reach the commercial success of some of their contemporaries, they are widely respected as a prolific group with a unique sound.

Mock Orange aka The Green Record is Mock Orange's second album, released in 1997 through Minus 7. The band has repeatedly dismissed this album as a record that they only messed around on to see what they could do.

Mock orange or mock-orange typically means Philadelphus, a mostly Holarctic genus of shrubs, particularly the species Philadelphus coronarius which is widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Mock orange may also refer to:

• Bursaria spinosa (Australian blackthorn), a small tree from Australia
• Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), an aromatic shrub native to North America
• Maclura pomifera (Osage-orange), a small tree from North America
• Murraya paniculata (Orange jessamine), a small tree ranging from East Asia to Australasia
• Pittosporum tobira, native to China, Japan, and Korea, and naturalized and cultivated elsewhere
• Pittosporum undulatum (Sweet pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia
• Styrax americanus, (American snowbell), a small tree native to eastern North America