nyssa sylvatica

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nyssa sylvatica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Nyssa sylvatica
      n 1: 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: sour gum, black gum
           , pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica]