black gum

black gum

or black·gum (blăk′gŭm′)n. A deciduous tree (Nyssa sylvatica) of eastern North America, having glossy, somewhat leathery leaves that turn bright scarlet or orange in the fall. Also called pepperidge, sour gum.

sour′ gum`

n. a tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica, of E North America, with egg-shaped leaves and round, dark blue fruit. Also called black gum, pepperidge. [1775–85, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	black gum - columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fallNyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gumtupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
	2.	black gum - a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gumblack mallee, black sally, Eucalytus stellulatamallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts