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Nyssa capitata

Ogeechee lime \O*gee"chee lime`\ [So named from the Ogeechee River in Georgia.] (Bot.)

  1. The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo ( Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.

  2. The tree which bears this fruit.