HyperDic: sourwood

English > 1 sense of the word sourwood:
NOUNplantsourwood, sorrel tree, titi, Oxydendrum arboreumdeciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
English > sourwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningdeciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves.
Synonymssorrel tree, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum
Member ofOxydendrum, genus Oxydendrumsourwood
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Spanishoxydendrum arboreum, Oxydendrum arboreum, tití
Catalanoxydendrum arboreum

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