Definition of Nyssa sylvatica

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

Exact synonyms: Black Gum, Pepperidge, Sour Gum
Generic synonyms: Tupelo, Tupelo Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nyssa Sylvatica

Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphalidae
Nymphalis
Nymphalis antiopa
Nymphicus
Nymphicus hollandicus
Nynorsk
Nypa
Nyquist frequency
Nyquist rate
Nyssa
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssa sylvatica (current term)
Nyssaceae
Nystan
Nysten's law
Nyunga
Nyungar
Nyx
Nzema
Nzima
Nîmes
Nørrebro
Nürnberg
O&S
O'

Literary usage of Nyssa sylvatica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) Sour Gum, Black Gum, Tu- Wild Pear Tree, Yellow Gum pelo (local and common Tree ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Pepperidge. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Arb. Am. 97. 1785. ... Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora Sargent. Sylva, 5: 76. Nyssa biflora Walt. ..."

3. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"SOUR GUM, BLACK GUM, PEPPERIDGE OR TUPELO. (Nyssa sylvatica) A forest tree up to no feet high; in wet lands. Wood pale, very trong, tough, ..."

4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is also abundant among the pines, and is sometimes nearly as tall. Undergrowth dense, consisting largely of small red maple ..."

5. The Important Timber Trees of the United States: A Manual of Practical by Simon Bolivar Elliott (1912)
"The three important species are Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica, ... BLACK GUM : Nyssa sylvatica THERE is great lack of uniformity in names given to this tree. ..."

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