sour gum

noun

Examples of sour gum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trees available during this week's event are flowering dogwood, sour gum, northern red oak, eastern redbud and American hornbeam. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sour gum was in 1749

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“Sour gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20gum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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