- sourwood
- noun Date: 1709 a small United States tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) of the heath family with white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
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Sourwood — Sour wood , n. (Bot.) The sorrel tree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sourwood — ☆ sourwood [sour′wood΄ ] n. a North American tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) of the heath family, with thick, fissured bark, small, white flowers, grayish fruit, and sour leaves … English World dictionary
Sourwood — Taxobox name = Sourwood image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Oxydendrum DC. species = O. arboreum binomial = Oxydendrum arboreum binomial authority = (L.) … Wikipedia
sourwood — Sorrel Sor rel, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. [1913 Webster] {Mountain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sourwood — krūminis rūgštūnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medingas augalas (Oxydendrum arboreum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Oxydendrum arboreum angl. sorreltree; sourwood šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sourwood — /soweur wood , sow euhr /, n. See sorrel tree. [1700 10; SOUR + WOOD1] * * * ▪ tree also called sorrel (species Oxydendrum arboreum), deciduous ornamental tree, of the heath family (Ericaceae), native to southeastern North America. It grows to … Universalium
sourwood — noun a) A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour tasting leaves b) An Australian tree, of the genus Hibiscus; the sorrel tree … Wiktionary
sourwood — noun a North American tree of the heather family, which has acid tasting leaves. [Oxydendrum arboreum.] … English new terms dictionary
sourwood — sour•wood [[t]ˈsaʊərˌwʊd, ˈsaʊ ər [/t]] n. pln sorrel tree • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
sourwood — noun deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour tasting leaves • Syn: ↑sorrel tree, ↑titi, ↑Oxydendrum arboreum • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree … Useful english dictionary
