tupelo

tupelo
noun (plural -los) Etymology: perhaps from Creek *topiló, from etó tree + piló:(fa), opiló:(fa) swamp Date: circa 1730 1. any of a genus (Nyssa of the family Nyssaceae) of North American and Asian deciduous trees that have simple alternate leaves, small usually greenish-white dioecious flowers, and a rounded drupe; especially black gum 2. the pale soft wood of a tupelo

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Synonyms:
, (Nyssa multiflora)


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  • Tupelo — Tupelo, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 177 Housing Units (2000): 93 Land area (2000): 0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tupelo — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Tupelo (Arkansas) Tupelo (Mississippi) Tupelo (Oklahoma) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tupelo, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 177 Housing Units (2000): 93 Land area (2000): 0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tupelo, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 34211 Housing Units (2000): 14551 Land area (2000): 51.105468 sq. miles (132.362550 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.318565 sq. miles (0.825079 sq. km) Total area (2000): 51.424033 sq. miles (133.187629 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tupelo, OK — U.S. city in Oklahoma Population (2000): 377 Housing Units (2000): 178 Land area (2000): 0.401438 sq. miles (1.039719 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.401438 sq. miles (1.039719 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Tupelo — Tupēlo (Nyssa aquatĭca L.), eine nordamerik. Sumpfpflanze der Kornazeen, die die quellbaren, in der Chirurgie verwandten Tupelostifte liefert …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • tupelo — (n.) black gum tree, 1730, apparently from Cree (Algonquian) ito opilwa swamp tree …   Etymology dictionary

  • tupelo — ☆ tupelo [to͞o′pə lō΄ ] n. pl. tupelos [< ? Creek * topilwa, lit., swamp tree < íto, tree + opílwa, swamp] 1. any of a genus (Nyssa) of the sour gum family of tall North American trees found in moist forests or swamps, including the black… …   English World dictionary

  • Tupelo — Taxobox name = Tupelo image width = 240px image caption = Black tupelo foliage and immature fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Cornales familia = Cornaceae (Nyssaceae) genus = Nyssa genus authority = L.… …   Wikipedia

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