SOURWOOD

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 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)

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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)