| NOUN | plant | water gum, Nyssa aquatica | columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood |
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| Meaning | columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood. | |
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| Synonym | Nyssa aquatica | |
| Broader | tupelo, tupelo tree | Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America |
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