bodark

English

Etymology

From bois d'arc.

Pronunciation

Noun

bodark (plural bodarks)

  1. (Canada, US) The Osage orange tree or its wood.
    Alternative form: bo'dark
    Synonyms: bois d'arc, bow-wood
    • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 17:
      It was a bo’dark sapling I had found in my travels.
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