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Tupelo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Tupelo has 3 senses
- tupelo(n = noun.plant) Array - pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum; Array is a kind of wood
- tupelo(n = noun.plant) tupelo tree - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America; Array is a kind of gum, gum tree
- tupelo(n = noun.location) Array - a town in northeast Mississippi; Array is a kind of town
is a member of genus nyssa, nyssa
has particulars: nyssa aquatica, water gum, black gum, nyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gum
is a part of magnolia state, mississippi, ms
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tupelo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tupelo, n. (pl. -os)
1 any of various Asian and N. American deciduous trees of the genus Nyssa, with colourful foliage and growing in swampy conditions.
2 the wood of this tree.
1 any of various Asian and N. American deciduous trees of the genus Nyssa, with colourful foliage and growing in swampy conditions.
2 the wood of this tree.
Etymology
Creek f. ito tree + opilwa swamp
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