Definition of Oxydendrum

1. Noun. Sourwood.

Exact synonyms: Genus Oxydendrum
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Oxydendrum Arboreum, Sorrel Tree, Sourwood, Titi

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxydendrum

Oxford movement
Oxford shoe
Oxford shoes
Oxford spelling
Oxford spellings
Oxford tie
Oxford unit
Oxfordian
Oxfordians
Oxfordshire
Oxon
Oxonian
Oxus
OxyContin
Oxybelis
Oxydendrum (current term)
Oxydendrum arboreum
Oxylebius
Oxylebius pictus
Oxyrase
Oxyrhynchite
Oxyspirura mansoni
Oxytropis
Oxytropis lambertii
Oxyura
Oxyura jamaicensis
Oxyuranus
Oxyuranus scutellatus
Oxyuridae
Oyrot Autonomous Oblast

Literary usage of Oxydendrum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"S. Wood: Oxydendrum. SOUTHERNWOOD (Artemisia Abrotanum, which see for botanical account) is a European herb, aromatic, much branched, woody-stemmed, ..."

2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"... consisting largely of small red maple (Acer rubrum), Oxydendrum arboreum, ... of small individuals of the deciduous trees, together with Oxydendrum, ..."

3. Pamphlets on Forestry in Pennsylvania (1914)
"GENUS DESCRIPTION—The Sour-wood is the noie representative of the genus Oxydendrum. Tin' word Oxydendrum means ncid troe, in allusion to the acid foliaire. ..."

4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"_ l 2 A monotypic genus of southeastern North America. i. Oxydendrum ... Oxydendrum arboreum DC. Prodr. 7: 601. 1839. A smooth-barked tree, ..."

5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"It is hardy in warm- temperate regions, but requires shelter from the wind. It is also offered by dealers in red-flowered varieties. 4. Genus Oxydendrum, DC ..."

6. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"Oxydendrum arboreum, (Linnaeus) De Candolle. GENUS DESCRIPTION—Tbc Sour-wood is the sole representative of the genus Oxydendrum. ..."

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