small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and inedible orangelike fruit; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge.

• 美国中南部灌木状黄木,叶黑绿色,有光泽,带刺,果实似橙,不可食；坚硬的橙色木材被美国土著居民用于做弓；作为分界篱笆。