Meaning of TUPELO
| Pronunciation: | | 'toopu`low, 'tyoopu`low
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | tupelo tree |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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