tupelo

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A North American tree, Nyssa multiflora, of the dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries

{n} a tree, a species of nyffa

pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum

Any of about seven species of trees that make up the genus Nyssa in the sour gum family (Nyssaceae). Five are found in moist or swampy areas of eastern North America, one in eastern Asia, and one in western Malaysia. They all have horizontal or hanging branches, broad leaves, and male and female flowers on different plants. North American species bear greenish-white flowers and small bluish-black or purple berries. The most widespread North American species is the black gum. Tupelo wood, most of which comes from the water tupelo (N. aquatica), is pale yellow to light brown, fine-textured, and strong. It is used for crates and boxes, flooring, wooden utensils, and veneers

a town in northeast Mississippi

a town in northeast Mississippi any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum

any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge

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

Связанные Термины

water tupelo

See Ogeechee lime

water tupelo

A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States

Расстановка переносов

Tu·pe·lo

Турецкое произношение

tyupılō

Произношение

/ˈtyo͞opəˌlō/ /ˈtjuːpəˌloʊ/

Этимология

[ 'tü-p&-"lO, 'tyü ] (noun.) circa 1730. perhaps from Creek ito opilwa swamp tree.