pepperidge

pep·per·idge

 (pĕp′ər-ĭj)

n.

See black gum.

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[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

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pepperidge - columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall black gum, Nyssa sylvatica, sour gum tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

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