'Pepperidge' definitions:
Definition of 'pepperidge'
(from WordNet)
noun
Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: sour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica]
Definition of 'Pepperidge'
From: GCIDE
- Pepperidge \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.] [1913 Webster]
- Pepperidge bush (Bot.), the barberry. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pepperidge'
From: GCIDE
- Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. [1913 Webster]
- Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo.
- Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime. [1913 Webster]