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tupelo

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tupelo  \Tu"pe*lo\,  n.  [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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tupelo 
  n  1:  pale  soft  wood  of  a  tupelo  tree  especially  the  water  gum 
  2:  any  of  several  gum  trees  of  swampy  areas  of  North  America 
  [syn:  {tupelo  tree}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Tupelo,  AR  (town,  FIPS  70340) 
  Location:  35.39155  N,  91.22994  W 
  Population  (1990):  208  (105  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Tupelo,  MS  (city,  FIPS  74840) 
  Location:  34.26349  N,  88.73199  W 
  Population  (1990):  30685  (12335  housing  units) 
  Area:  132.5  sq  km  (land),  0.8  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  38801 
  Tupelo,  OK  (city,  FIPS  75050) 
  Location:  34.60209  N,  96.42024  W 
  Population  (1990):  323  (207  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  74572




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