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Webster 1913 Edition
Tupelo
Tu′pe-lo
,Noun.
[
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tupelo
TU'PELO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
tupelo
tupelo
See also: Tupelo
English
Noun
tupelo (plural tupelos)
- Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
- (in particular) Nyssa aquatica.
- (in particular) Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.