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sourwood

[ souuhr-wood, sou-er- ]
/ ˈsaʊərˌwʊd, ˈsaʊ ər- /
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noun

sorrel tree.

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Origin of sourwood

First recorded in 1700–10; sour + wood1

Words nearby sourwood

sour on, sourpuss, sour salt, soursop, sourveld, sourwood, Sousa, Sousa, John Philip, sousaphone, sous-chef, souse
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Example sentences from the Web for sourwood

  • They chose seven men to go, and gave each a sourwood rod a hand-breadth long.

    Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney

  • Local bards also compose for themselves such stirring ditties as Sourwood Mounting.

    The Southern South|Albert Bushnell Hart

  • The sourwood tree at its best is fifty or sixty feet high and from twelve to eighteen inches in diameter.

    American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

  • Sourwood is not abundant anywhere, and seldom are more than a few trees found in a group.

    American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for sourwood

sourwood
/ (ˈsaʊəˌwʊd) /

noun

another name for sorrel tree
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