NYSSA SYLVATICA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Nyssa sylvatica mean? • NYSSA SYLVATICA (noun)
The noun NYSSA SYLVATICA has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: NYSSA SYLVATICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NYSSA SYLVATICA (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black gum; Nyssa sylvatica; pepperidge; sour gum
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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