Synonyms of black gum

Noun


1. sour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica, tupelo, tupelo tree

usage: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

2. black mallee, black sally, black gum, Eucalytus stellulata, mallee

usage: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum

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