maclura

Any of various thorny deciduous trees, shrubs, or woody climbers belonging to the genus Maclura in the mulberry family (Moraceae), native to the Americas, Asia, and Africa, including the North American Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) and the Asian cudrang (Maclura tricuspidata).

The bumpy, globose multiple fruit produced by trees or shrubs of the genus Maclura, ranging from the large, inedible yellowish-green fruit of the Osage orange to the sweet, edible red berry-like fruit of the Asian cudrang or melon berry.