pepperidge

3 definitions found

pepperidge - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
     [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.
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pepperidge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pepperidge
      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]