sour+gum

  • 1Sour gum — Sour Sour, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r, Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Sour 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 …

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  • 3sour-gum — ☆ sour gum [sour′gum΄ ] adj. designating a family (Nyssaceae, order Cornales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, including the tupelos * * * …

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  • 4sour-gum — ☆ sour gum [sour′gum΄ ] adj. designating a family (Nyssaceae, order Cornales) of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, including the tupelos …

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  • 5sour 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 …

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  • 6sour 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… …

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  • 7sour 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 …

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  • 8sour-gum — miškinė nisa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Nisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pluoštinis augalas (Nyssa sylvatica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nyssa sylvatica angl. black tupelo; black gum; sour gum šaltinis… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 9Sour 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

  • 10sour-gum family — noun a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees • Syn: ↑Nyssaceae, ↑family Nyssaceae, ↑tupelo family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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