sourwood

English

Etymology

sour +‎ wood

Noun

sourwood (plural sourwoods)

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