Found 2 items, similar to black gum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: black gum black gum n 1: 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, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica] 2: small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [syn: black mallee, black sally , Eucalytus stellulata]
English → English (gcide) Definition: black gum 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]