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sour gum

DEFINITIONS OF: sour gum

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n columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

Synonyms:
Nyssa sylvatica, black gum, pepperidge
Type of:
tupelo, tupelo tree
any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
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