Sourwood (Noun)
Meaning
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sourwood is often sought by gardeners for its unique bark and its displays of small, fragrant flowers.
- In that part of the forest where the sunlight filters best, you can expect to find small clusters of young sourwood trees sprouting from seeds left behind by last year's flowers.
- The fragrant white blooms of the sourwood tree create a delicate contrast against its deeply fissured gray bark.
- Natural dyes crafted from the distinctive leaves of the sourwood tree have become increasingly popular among textile artists.
- As a deciduous tree, the sourwood is most recognizable in the autumn when its leaves turn brilliant shades of red before falling to the ground.