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NYSSA SYLVATICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nyssa sylvatica mean? 

NYSSA SYLVATICA (noun)
  The noun NYSSA SYLVATICA has 1 sense:

1. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fallplay

  Familiarity information: NYSSA SYLVATICA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NYSSA SYLVATICA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black gum; Nyssa sylvatica; pepperidge; sour gum

Hypernyms ("Nyssa sylvatica" is a kind of...):

tupelo; tupelo tree (any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America)


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