Pepperidge

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.]
     (Bot.)
     A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) with very tough
     wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries,
     -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See {Tupelo}. [Written
     also {piperidge} and {pipperidge}.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Pepperidge bush} (Bot.), the barberry.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American
     Indian name.] (Bot.)
     A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood
     family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red
     berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to
     split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Largo tupelo}, or {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree
        ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.
  
     {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pepperidge
       n : columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal
           limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and
           have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black
           gum}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]