SOURWOOD
Dictionary entry overview: What does sourwood mean? • SOURWOOD (noun)
The noun SOURWOOD has 1 sense:
1. deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Familiarity information: SOURWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SOURWOOD (noun)
Meaning:
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi
Hypernyms ("sourwood" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("sourwood" is a member of...):
genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum (sourwood)
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