HyperDic: tupelo

English > 3 senses of the word tupelo / Tupelo:
NOUNplanttupelopale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
planttupelo, tupelo treeany of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
locationTupeloa town in northeast Mississippi
tupelo / Tupelo > pronunciation
Soundstuw'pahlow.; tyuw'pahlow.
Rhymesafterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...
English > tupelo: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningpale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum.
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oftupelo, tupelo treeAny of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
English > tupelo: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America.
Synonymtupelo tree
Member ofNyssa, genus Nyssatupelos
Narrowersour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvaticacolumnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
water gum, Nyssa aquaticacolumnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood
Broadergum tree, gumAny of various trees of the genera ... / genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
Substancestupelopale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
Spanishnyssa
English > Tupelo: 3 senses > noun 3, location
MeaningA town in northeast Mississippi.
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofMississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss.A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
SpanishTupelo

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