black gum
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or black·gum (blăk′gŭm′)n.
A deciduous tree (Nyssa sylvatica) of eastern North America, having glossy, somewhat leathery leaves that turn bright scarlet or orange in the fall. Also called pepperidge, sour gum.
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sour′ gum`
n.
a tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica, of E North America, with egg-shaped leaves and round, dark blue fruit.
Also called black gum, pepperidge. [1775–85, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | black gum - columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America |
2. | black gum - a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum mallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts |
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