Useful english dictionary. 2012.
family Nyssaceae — noun a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees • Syn: ↑Nyssaceae, ↑sour gum family, ↑tupelo family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tupelo Hardware — Co. Inc. is a hardware store in Tupelo, Mississippi that is credited with selling Elvis Presley s mother, Gladys, his first guitar. The business is still located at the corner of Main Street and Front Street in downtown Tupelo and still sells… … Wikipedia
Tupelo — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tupelo gum — Tupelo 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tupelo — ☆ tupelo [to͞o′pə lō΄ ] n. pl. tupelos [< ? Creek * topilwa, lit., swamp tree < íto, tree + opílwa, swamp] 1. any of a genus (Nyssa) of the sour gum family of tall North American trees found in moist forests or swamps, including the black… … English World dictionary
Tupelo, Mississippi — Infobox Settlement official name = Tupelo, Mississippi settlement type = City nickname = All America City motto = imagesize = 250 px image caption = 2006 billboard image promoting Tupelo during the golden anniversary of Elvis Presley s homecoming … Wikipedia
Tupelo, Oklahoma — Infobox Settlement official name = Tupelo, Oklahoma settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Tupelo, Oklahoma mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… … Wikipedia
tupelo — /tooh peuh loh , tyooh /, n., pl. tupelos. 1. any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, esp. N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S … Universalium
Tupelo — /tooh peuh loh , tyooh /, n. a city in NE Mississippi. 23,905. * * * 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… … Universalium
Tupelo, Arkansas — Infobox Settlement official name = Tupelo, Arkansas settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Jackson County and the state of Arkansas mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
