sourwood
/ˈsaʊərˌwʊd/
noun
- A North American tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) with sour-tasting leaves and showy white flowers, valued for its brilliant fall foliage and honey.
- We hiked through a grove of sourwood trees in the Appalachian Mountains.
- Beekeepers love sourwood because its flowers produce a light, sweet honey.
- The sourwood tree turns a deep red in autumn, making it a favorite for landscaping.
- The hard wood of this tree, sometimes used for tool handles or fuel.
- The carpenter carved a small bowl from a block of sourwood.
- They used sourwood for the handles of their gardening tools.
- Sourwood burns slowly and gives off a pleasant scent in the fireplace.