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Definition of Tupelo

1. Noun. Pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum.

2. Noun. Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America.

3. Noun. A town in northeast Mississippi.

Definition of Tupelo

1. 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.

Definition of Tupelo

1. a softwood tree [n -LOS]

Medical Definition of Tupelo

1. 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, the Ogeechee lime. Origin: Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tupelo

tuny Tuohy needle tup tup Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army tupaia Tupaia tupaiid tupaiidae

Tupaiidae tupal tupek tupeks tupelo (current term) Tupelo tupelos tupelo family tupelo tree Tupi

Tupi-Guarani Tupi-Guarani language tupik tupiks Tupinambis tupped tuppence tuppences tuppenny tuppeny

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