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tupelo (s) (noun), tupelos (pl)
1. A tall deciduous tree of the genus Nyssa with simple leaves and a kind of greenish-white flower later developing into  a round stone fruit."

"Tupelos can be found in North American and Asian swamps and rivers; well known varieties are the black gum and cotton gum trees."

"Bill decided not to use tupelo for making a cabinet because the wood was too soft."

2. Etymology: American English, apparently borrowed from Algonquian (Cree) ito opilwa "swamp tree".
—Based on information from
The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology; The H.W. Wilson Company;
Bronxville, New York; 1988; page 1,175.
This entry is located in the following unit: English words from Algonquian (page 3)