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sour·wood (sour

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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]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for sorrel tree

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sourwood - deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves

Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, titi

genus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum - sourwood

angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

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angiospermous tree Ericaceae family Ericaceae flowering tree genus Oxydendrum heath family Oxydendrum Oxydendrum arboreum sorrel tree titi			In the Deep South and Southeast, sourwood, the southern sugar maple, and water oak are valuable additions to native plant communities, as well as abundant groupings of native azaleas like pinxterbloom, flame, and pinkshell azaleas. A call for backyard biodiversity: acclaimed author and ecologist ... by Tallamy, Douglas / American Forests The Sourwood (Oxydendrum), Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), and Stewartias should find a spot in everyone's landscape, as their beauty will find a home in your heart. Autumn's natural beauty can add color to your garden by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) A longing for the Sourwood honey his family produced led him to enroll in a beginning beekeepers course. Calvin Robinson: the bees' knees by Cramer, Maggie / New Life Journal			source source book source code source document source language source materials source of illumination source program Sourcrout Sourde sourdine sourdough sourdough bread soured soured cream Souring Souris sourish Sourkrout sourly sourness sourpuss Sours soursop soursop tree sourwood Sous sous vide sous-chef Sousa sousaphone souse soused sousing souslik Sousse Sout soutache Soutage soutane Souter Souterly souterrain south South Africa South African South African Dutch South African monetary unit South African prune South America South American			Souris, Prince Edward Island sourish sourish sourish sourish Sourkrout sourly sourly sourly sourly sourness sourness sourness sourness Sourozh sourpuss sourpusses sours sours sours sours Soursap Soursob Soursob Soursobs soursop Soursop family Soursop family soursop tree soursops sourwood sourwoods sourwoods Sous Sous Sous Sous Sous chef Sous emploi Sous Marins Lance Engins Sous seing prive Sous Valley sous vide sous vide sous vide sous-chef sous-chefs Sous-Direction Anti-Terroriste Sous-Direction de l'Information Générale Sous-emploi Sous-lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Sous-marin Nucléaire d'Attaque Sous-Marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins Sous-Marins Nucleaires Lanceurs d'Engins Sous-Marins Nucléaires Lanceurs d'Engins de Nouvelle Génération Sous-Ministre Adjoint Sous-Titre Codé Sous-Traitance Industrielle Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec sous-vide

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