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sourwood

[ souuhr-wood, sou-er- ]

sourwood

/ ˈsaʊəˌwʊd /

noun

  1. another name for sorrel tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sourwood1

First recorded in 1700–10; sour + wood 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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