Mock Orange typically means Philadelphus, a mostly Holarctic genus of shrubs. It can 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 undulatum (Sweet Pittosporum), a small tree native to Australia
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And let us die
With thee, men cannot mock us in the clay.”
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