'Nyssa aquatica' definitions:
Definition of 'Nyssa aquatica'
(from WordNet)
noun
Columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: water gum, Nyssa aquatica]
Definition of 'Nyssa aquatica'
From: GCIDE
- Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (w[add]"t[~e]r t[=u]"p[-e]*l[=o]). (Bot.) A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States. See {Ogeechee lime}. [1913 Webster]