Noun: sourwood 'saw(-u)r,wûd
- Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
"Beekeepers prized sourwood honey for its distinctive flavour";
- sorrel tree, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum
Derived forms: sourwoods
Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
Part of: genus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum
Encyclopedia: Sourwood