nyssa multiflora

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nyssa multiflora - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  gum tree \gum" tree`\ n.
     Any tree that exudes a gum, such as:
     (a) The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest
         trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit,
         the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees
         become hollow.
     (b) A tree of the genus Eucalyptus; a eucalypt. See
         Eucalpytus.
     (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar   styraciflua
         ), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly
         lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an
         aromatic terebinthine juice.
     (d) The sour gum tree.
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  Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.]
     (Bot.)
     A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough
     wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries,
     -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. [Written
     also piperidge and pipperidge.]
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     Pepperidge bush (Bot.), the barberry.
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  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.
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     Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree
        (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo.
  
     Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.
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