HyperDic: nyssa

English > 1 sense of the word Nyssa:
NOUNplantNyssa, genus Nyssatupelos
Nyssa > pronunciation
Soundsnih'sah
Rhymesbalsa ... Walesa: 36 rhymes with sah...
English > Nyssa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds.
Synonymgenus Nyssa
Member ofNyssaceae, family Nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo familyA family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
Memberstupelo, tupelo treeAny of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishgenus nyssa, nyssa
Catalangenus nyssa, nyssa

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