Definition of tupelo Tupelo
/tjuˈpʌlowˌ/ - [tyupulow] - Tu•pe•lo
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What does tupelo mean?
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NounPlural: tupeloes |
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| tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America | ||
| tupelo tree | ||
| gum tree, gum any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum | ||
| genus nyssa, nyssa tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds | ||
| nyssa aquatica, water gum columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood | ||
| nyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gum, black gum columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall | ||
| tupelo - a town in northeast Mississippi | ||
| tupelo - pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tupelo (Noun)
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tupelo (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tupelo
tū′pe-lō, n. a genus of trees, natives chiefly of the southern parts of the United States, including the Black Gum Tree, the Ogeechee Lime or Sour Gum Tree, &c
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🔤- tupelo, noun, singular of tupelos.
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