pepperidge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
    black gum; Nyssa sylvatica; sour gum.

WordNet

Pep"per*idge noun
Etymology
Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. Written also piperidge and pipperidge.

Webster 1913