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Tupelo

Tupelo Meaning & Definition
Tupelo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tupelo?

[n] a town in northeast Mississippi
[n] any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
[n] pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tupelo: tupelo tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tupelo:

See Also | black gum | genus Nyssa | gum | gum tree | Magnolia State | Mississippi | MS | Nyssa | Nyssa aquatica | Nyssa sylvatica | pepperidge | sour gum | town | tupelo | water gum | wood

Tupelo In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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