tupelo

/ˌtupəˈloʊ/

Other forms: tupelos

Definitions of tupelo

1. noun

   any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
   synonyms: tupelo tree

   types:

   Nyssa aquatica, water gum

   columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood

   Nyssa sylvatica, black gum, pepperidge, sour gum

   columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

   type of:

   gum, gum tree

   any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
2. noun

   pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees