NOUN | plant | pepperidge, sour gum, black gum, Nyssa sylvatica | columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall |
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Sounds | peh'perih.jh; peh'prih.jh | |
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Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... |
Meaning | columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall. | |
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Synonyms | sour gum, black gum, Nyssa sylvatica | |
Broader | tupelo, tupelo tree | Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America |
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