Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.]

(Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. [Written also piperidge and pipperidge.]

[1913 Webster]

Pepperidge bush (Bot.), the barberry. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.]

(Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. [Written also piperidge and pipperidge.]

Pepperidge bush (Bot.), the barberry.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)