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Noun: tupelo  't(y)oo-pu,low
  1. Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
    "The tupelo tree's vibrant autumn foliage reflected in the still waters of the swamp";
    - tupelo tree
     
  2. Pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
    "Tupelo wood was often used for making bee hives"
Noun: Tupelo  't(y)oo-pu,low
  1. A city in northeast Mississippi
    "Tupelo is famous as the birthplace of Elvis Presley"

Derived forms: tupelos

Type of: gum, gum tree, town, wood

Part of: genus Nyssa, Magnolia State, Miss., Mississippi, MS, Nyssa

Encyclopedia: Tupelo, Mississippi