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Definition of Oxydendrum arboreum

Oxydendrum arboreum
Sorrel Sor"rel, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r sour. See Sour.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc. Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain. Red sorrel. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called sheep sorrel. Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or Rumex Axetosa. Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood. Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.

Meaning of Oxydendrum arboreum from wikipedia

- Oxydendrum arboreum, /ˌɒksɪˈdɛndrəm ɑːrˈbɔːriəm/ the sourwood or sorrel tree, is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae. It...
- oak (Grevillea robusta) Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata) Spanish elm (Cordia alliodora) Tamboti...
- dogwood (Cornus florida), s****afras (S****afras albidum), sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), Vaccinium spp., Viburnum...
- sorrel-tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), and azaleas and rhododendrons (genus Rhododendron). These are all usually shrubs, except for Oxydendrum, which is usually...
- sheep's sorrel Rumex scutatus, French sorrel Sourwood or sorrel tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), a tree native to North America Hetty Sorrel, a fictional character...
- black oak include flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), s****afras (S****afras albidum), eastern hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)...
- (including ****lussacia baccata and ****lussacia frondosa), Oxydendrum species (including Oxydendrum arboreum) and Vaccinium species (including Vaccinium corymbosum)...
- small pine forests. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), s****afras (S****afras albidum), and blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) live...
- (Styphnolobium ****oni****), Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika), and Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum). Trees added in subsequent years include American Sycamore (Plat****...
- woody taxa such as azaleas, Crimson Queen ****anese maple, sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), ****anese stewartia, fragrant viburnum, weeping cherry, and many...