Tupelo

Tu·pe·lo  (tp-l, ty-)

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: 35,900.

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tu·pe·lo  (tp-l, ty-)

n. pl. tu·pe·los

1. Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, especially N. aquatica, of the southeast United States, having soft light wood.

2. The wood of this tree.

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[Probably Creek 'topilwa : íto, tree + opílwa, swamp.]

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tupelo [ˈtjuːpɪˌləʊ]

n pl -los

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several cornaceous trees of the genus Nyssa, esp N. aquatica, a large tree of deep swamps and rivers of the southern US

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the light strong wood of any of these trees

[from Creek ito opilwa, from ito tree + opilwa swamp]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tupelo - pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America tupelo tree gum tree, gum - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum genus Nyssa, Nyssa - tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds Nyssa aquatica, water gum - columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood black gum, Nyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gum - columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall tupelo - pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
	3.	Tupelo - a town in northeast Mississippi       Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War