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pepperidge |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL berberis, E. barberry.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See {Tupelo}. [Written also {piperidge} and {pipperidge}.] {Pepperidge bush} (Bot.), the barberry. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}. {Largo tupelo}, or {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo. {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pepperidge n : columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black gum}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]
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