sourwood
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sourwood
Example Sentences
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At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Ross, his pen perennially pressed to a stack of papers in his left hand, eyes the chimps from the roof as they expand into the hilly thicket of sourwood, pine, and walnut trees.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2020
My favorite is sourwood honey from Appalachia, with undertones of sweet spices, licorice and anise.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2019
It is largely forest, unsullied by the pesticides that threaten the insects in industrial farm areas, and it has plant species like black locust and sourwood whose honey can fetch a high price.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2017
The sourwood put forth the satin of its tender leaves.
From A Tar-Heel Baron by Holloway, Edward Stratton
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