sour·wood (sour w d )n. A deciduous tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) of the eastern United States, having drooping terminal panicles of small, white, urn-shaped flowers. Also called sorrel tree. [So called from its sour-tasting leaves.] |
sourwood [ˈsaʊəˌwʊd]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for sorrel tree
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| Noun | 1. |  sourwood - deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leavesgenus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum - sourwood angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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