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

• nyssa sylvatica
• pepperidge
• sour gum

2. (noun) a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum

• black mallee
• black sally
• eucalytus stellulata

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

• tupelo
• tupelo tree

2. (noun) a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum

• mallee