OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves

Synonyms:

Oxydendrum arboreum; sorrel tree; sourwood; titi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Oxydendrum arboreum" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Oxydendrum arboreum" is a member of...):

genus Oxydendrum; Oxydendrum (sourwood)

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