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Webster 1913 Edition
Sourwood
Sour′woodˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
The sorrel tree.
Definition 2024
sourwood
sourwood
English
Noun
sourwood (plural sourwoods)
- A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour tasting leaves
- An Australian tree, of the genus Hibiscus; the sorrel tree