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Noun: pepperidge  pe-pu-rij
  1. 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