name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

tupelo tree

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

large tupeloswamp tupelotupelo-gumwater tupelo

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.