pepperidge
/ˈpepərɪdʒ/noun
1- a deciduous North American tree with colourful autumn foliage多花紫树, 多花蓝果树。亦称TUPELO.
1.1
- Nyssa sylvatica, family Nyssaceae.拉丁名Nyssa sylvatica, 紫树科。
词源
late 17th cent.: alteration of dialect pipperidge, denoting the barberry and its fruit, of unknown origin.