nyssa sylvatica nyssa aquatica • nyssaceae · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · nyssa sylvatica · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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. Synonyms: sour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · sour gum · · Synonym 1 black gum · · Synonym 2 pepperidge · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076 y latin small letter y U+0079