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Tupelo

//ˈtuːpəloʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States.
  2. 2
    A town in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. 3
    A city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.; Nyssa aquatica.
  2. 2
    any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.; Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
  4. 4
    pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Creek topilwa < íto 'tree' + opílwa 'swamp'.

Etymology 2

From Creek ito (“tree”) + opilwa (“swamp”).

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