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Meaning of PEPPERIDGE

Pronunciation:  'pepurij

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[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
 

PEPPERIDGE is a 10 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: black gum, Nyssa sylvatica, sour gum
 
 See Also: tupelo, tupelo tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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