Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pepperidge"
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) 1.7 (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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