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nyssa sylvatica
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Noun nyssa sylvatica has 1 sense
- nyssa sylvatica(n = noun.plant) black gum, pepperidge, sour gum - columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall; Array is a kind of tupelo, tupelo tree
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