Sour tupelo

Sour tupelo
Tupelo Tu"pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}. [1913 Webster]

{Largo tupelo}, or {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.

{Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sour tupelo — noun : ogeechee lime …   Useful english dictionary

  • sour gum — Tupelo Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tupelo — Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tupelo gum — Tupelo Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sour gum (disambiguation) — Sour gum can refer to:*Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), a medium sized deciduous tree occasionally referred to as Sourgum . *Water Tupelo, a long lived tupelo tree occasionally referred to as Sourgum . *Sour gum, a sour type of chewing gum …   Wikipedia

  • Sour gum — can refer to:*Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), a medium sized deciduous tree occasionally referred to as Sourgum . *Water Tupelo, a long lived tupelo tree occasionally referred to as Sourgum . *Sour gum, a sour type of chewing gum …   Wikipedia

  • tupelo — ☆ tupelo [to͞o′pə lō΄ ] n. pl. tupelos [< ? Creek * topilwa, lit., swamp tree < íto, tree + opílwa, swamp] 1. any of a genus (Nyssa) of the sour gum family of tall North American trees found in moist forests or swamps, including the black… …   English World dictionary

  • sour gum — sour′ gum n. pln a tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica, of E North America, with egg shaped leaves and round, dark blue fruit Also called black gum pepperidge Etymology: 1775–85, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • Largo tupelo — Tupelo Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sour gum — noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall • Syn: ↑black gum, ↑pepperidge, ↑Nyssa sylvatica • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

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