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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.
A tree of the genus Nyssa.

Definition 2024


tupelo

tupelo

See also: Tupelo

English

Noun

tupelo (plural tupelos)

  1. Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
    1. (in particular) Nyssa aquatica.
    2. (in particular) Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.