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Scientific Name - Maclura pomifera
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Description:
| a heavy, yellowish-green, fleshy, hard ball; 3.5 to 5 inches in diameter. They are composed of numerous closely packed drupes. When punctured, they exude a bitter milky juice which turns black on exposure. They mature in the fall. |
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