sourwood

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sourwood

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From sour + wood.

noun sourwoods

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.
An Australian tree, of the genus Hibiscus; the sorrel tree.

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@misc{sourwood_2026,
  title = {sourwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sourwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}