nyssa sylvatica

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

   Synonymssour gumblack gumpepperidge

   Broadertupelo

Questions about nyssa sylvatica

What does nyssa sylvatica mean?

nyssa sylvatica means "columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall".

What is another word for nyssa sylvatica?

Close synonyms include sour gum, black gum, pepperidge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.