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单词 sourgum
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Definition of sourgum in US English:

sourgum

(also sour gum)
nounˈsou(ə)rˌɡəmˈsou(ə)rˌɡəm
  • A tupelo of eastern North America, with dark bark that has a deeply checkered pattern. Its bitter blue fruits are eaten by black bears and numerous species of birds.

    Nyssa sylvatica, family Nyssaceae

    Also called black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Characteristic species in the extreme north include American beech, southern magnolia, Shumard oak, white oak, mockernut hickory, pignut hickory, sourgum, basswood, white ash, mulberry, and spruce pine.
    • Water tupelo, also called cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived tree that grows in southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water.
    • The plants are protected by a high canopy of hickories, oaks, poplars and sourgums.
    • The blackgum, often call sourgum, has been considered a weed in the forest due to the low value of the lumber in Ohio.
    • Other major tree species are white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, hickory, maple, Virginia pine, sourgum, and sassafras.
 
 

Definition of sourgum in US English:

sourgum

(also sour gum)
nounˈsou(ə)rˌɡəm
  • A tupelo of eastern North America, with dark bark that has a deeply checkered pattern. Its bitter blue fruits are eaten by black bears and numerous species of birds.

    Nyssa sylvatica, family Nyssaceae

    Also called black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The plants are protected by a high canopy of hickories, oaks, poplars and sourgums.
    • Water tupelo, also called cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived tree that grows in southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water.
    • Characteristic species in the extreme north include American beech, southern magnolia, Shumard oak, white oak, mockernut hickory, pignut hickory, sourgum, basswood, white ash, mulberry, and spruce pine.
    • The blackgum, often call sourgum, has been considered a weed in the forest due to the low value of the lumber in Ohio.
    • Other major tree species are white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, hickory, maple, Virginia pine, sourgum, and sassafras.
 
 
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