Definition of Tuplo
Tu"pe*lo (?), n. [Tupelo, or
tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) 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. Called also black gum, sour gum,
and pepperidge.
Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum
(Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer
wood than the tupelo. -- Sour tupelo (Bot.),
the Ogeechee lime.
Tu"pe*lo (?), n. [Tupelo, or
tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) 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. Called also black gum, sour gum,
and pepperidge.
Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum
(Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer
wood than the tupelo. -- Sour tupelo (Bot.),
the Ogeechee lime.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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