pepperidge
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pep·per·idge
(pĕp′ər-ĭj)n.
See black gum.
[From variant of British English dialectal pipperidge, barberry, from Anglo-Norman peperonge, rose hip, perhaps from alteration of Medieval Latin berberis, barberry; see barberry, or perhaps from an element akin to Anglo-Norman pepin, pip, pippin and peple, damson + rouge, red; see rouge.]
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pepperidge
(ˈpɛpərɪdʒ)n
(Plants) another name for 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. | ![]() tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America |
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