Noun: pepperidge pe-pu-rij
- Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant colour in early fall
"The pepperidge's scarlet autumn foliage lit up the forest edge";
- sour gum, black gum, Nyssa sylvatica
Derived forms: pepperidges
Type of: tupelo, tupelo tree
Encyclopedia: Pepperidge