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sourwood en · NOUN

Etymology

From sour + wood.

Meanings

1. A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour-tasting leaves.
   • I let him chew the tip of a burgundy leaf and taste how sourwood got its name. 2021, Richard Powers, Bewilderment, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 17:
2. An Australian tree, of the genus Hibiscus; the sorrel tree.

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