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tu·pe·lo 
[too-puh-loh, tyoo-] Pronunciation Key
[too-puh-loh, tyoo-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -los.
| 1. | any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, esp. N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S. |
| 2. | the soft, light wood of these trees. |
[Origin: 1720–30, Americanism; perh. < Creek *’topilwa lit., swamp tree (equiv. to íto tree + opílwa swamp)]
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| tu·pe·lo
(tōō'pə-lō', tyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. tu·pe·los
[Probably Creek 'topilwa : íto, tree + opílwa, swamp.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| Tu·pe·lo
(tōō'pə-lō', tyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
A city of northeast Mississippi north-northwest of Columbus. It was the site of a Civil War battle (July 14, 1864) in which Union forces defeated the Confederate troops led by Gen. Nathan B. Forrest. Population: 35,700. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tupelo
tupelo
black gum tree, 1730, apparently from Algonquian (Cree) ito opilwa "swamp tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| tupelo | |
noun | |
| 1. | pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum |
| 2. | any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America |
| 3. | a town in northeast Mississippi |
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Tupelo, MS (city, FIPS 74840) Location: 34.26349 N, 88.73199 W
Population (1990): 30685 (12335 housing units)
Area: 132.5 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38801
Tupelo, OK (city, FIPS 75050) Location: 34.60209 N, 96.42024 W
Population (1990): 323 (207 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74572
Tupelo, AR (town, FIPS 70340) Location: 35.39155 N, 91.22994 W
Population (1990): 208 (105 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Tupelo
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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