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| tupelo | (n) pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum |
| tupelo | (n) any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America, Syn. tupelo tree |
| tupelo | (n) a town in northeast Mississippi |
| nyssaceae | (n) a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees, Syn. sour-gum family, tupelo family, family Nyssaceae |
| Tupelo | 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
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| Water tupelo | (Bot.) A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States. See Ogeechee lime. [ 1913 Webster ] |