tupelo tree

tupelo tree
noun
any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
Syn: ↑tupelo
Hypernyms: ↑gum tree, ↑gum
Member Holonyms: ↑Nyssa, ↑genus Nyssa
Substance Meronyms: ↑tupelo

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