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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour-tasting leaves..
I let him chew the tip of a burgundy leaf and taste how sourwood got its name.
Use sourwood when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sourwood means A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour-tasting leaves..
Common synonyms include titi, sorrel tree, oxydendrum arboreum.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I let him chew the tip of a burgundy leaf and taste how sourwood got its name.
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