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The Collaborative International Dictionary
pepperidge

Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ( Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge.

Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree ( Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo.

Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.

WordNet
pepperidge

n. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: sour gum, black gum, Nyssa sylvatica]

Usage examples of "pepperidge".

She pushed a plate of Pepperidge Farm Mint Milanos toward the middle of the table.

A minute later Sam came to the table holding a package of Pepperidge Farm Sausalito cookies, a carton of nonfat milk, and a paper cup.

She sets down a glass of water and a plate of stale Pepperidge Farm goldfish and watches until Kurt takes a drink and puts a handful in his mouth.

I followed her and, in the guise of being helpful, began to set out cups and saucers, arranging Pepperidge Farm cookies on plates lined with paper doilies while she hauled out the big stainless-steel coffee urn that usually sat in the office.

In her berth, Ali found a wicker basket with fresh oranges, Tobler chocolate, and Pepperidge Farm cookies.

Sara had brought out a bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies and a carton of milk so that Jonathan could eat his breakfast in the car.

Spindler brought us Pepperidge Farm cookies and some kind of synthetic lemonade.

If cookies for breakfast, then they should be Pepperidge Farm, preferably Lido, although she would settle for a Mint Milano.

Again she stifled the voice reminding her that none of her informants actually belonged, and Miss Pepperidge had mocked Dr.

And that story your Uncle Tom always told, about the turkey who ate the Pepperidge Farm Man?

Almost Home cookies, ice cream, a Pepperidge Farm frozen chocolate cake, and four cans of canned chocolate frosting to be eaten with a large spoon.

There was a bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies, nearby, the first section of four cookies missing.

Almost Home cookies, ice cream, a Pepperidge Farm frozen chocolate cake, and four cans of canned chocolate frosting to be eaten with a large spoon.

Pork chops and mashed potatoes and corn on the cob dripping with butter and Pepperidge Farm chocolate cake and a bowl of Pepsi Cola with four scoops of Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream floating in it and eggs fried eggs boiled eggs poached .

I don't know how long I stood there, wishing Loman would walk out of here under a bus, wishing Pepperidge, a man I'd come to like, come to respect, hadn't conned me into an abortive enterprise, wishing I could go and lie down somewhere and let the throbbing in the blood slow to the delta rhythm of sleep.