Tupelo
[tju:pilәu]
Definition
(noun.) a town in northeast Mississippi.
(noun.) any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America.
(noun.) pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum.
Editor: Zeke--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Meg
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Pepperidge, sour gum-tree (Nyssa multiflora).
Edited by Fergus
Definition
n. a genus of trees natives chiefly of the southern parts of the United States including the Black Gum Tree the Ogeechee Lime or Sour Gum Tree &c.
Typist: Morton
Examples
- On the 14th of July, he met the enemy at Tupelo, Mississippi, and whipped him badly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Southern states produce a multitude of different honeys, the sweet clover, tupelo, and the palmetto being the most common. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typed by Dave