NYSSA SYLVATICA

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Meaning:

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:

black gum; Nyssa sylvatica; pepperidge; sour gum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Nyssa sylvatica" is a kind of...):

tupelo; tupelo tree (any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America)

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