sourwood

[ souuh r-woo d, sou-er- ]
/ ˈsaʊərˌwʊd, ˈsaʊ ər- /

noun

sorrel tree.

Origin of sourwood

First recorded in 1700–10; sour + wood1

Words nearby sourwood

sourdine, sourdough, sourpuss, soursop, sourveld, sourwood, sous vide, sous-chef, sous-sous, sous-vide, sousa

Example sentences from the Web for sourwood

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

    American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson

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

    American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson

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

    Myths of the Cherokee |James Mooney

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

    The Southern South |Albert Bushnell Hart

British Dictionary definitions for sourwood

sourwood
/ (ˈsaʊəˌwʊd) /

noun

another name for sorrel tree