/nɪˈsʌ/ - [nisu] -
We found 2 definitions of nyssa from 2 different sources.
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nyssa - tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds | ||
genus Nyssa | ||
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
family nyssaceae, nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees |