tupelo

¹

[ too-puh-loh, tyoo- ]

noun

, plural tu·pe·los.

1. any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
2. the soft, light wood of these trees.

Tupelo

²

[ too-puh-loh, tyoo- ]

noun

1. a city in NE Mississippi.

tupelo

/ ˈtjuːpɪˌləʊ /

noun

1. any of several cornaceous trees of the genus Nyssa , esp N. aquatica , a large tree of deep swamps and rivers of the southern US
2. the light strong wood of any of these trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of tupelo¹

1720–30, Americanism; perhaps < Creek *’topilwa literally, swamp tree (equivalent to íto tree + opílwa swamp)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tupelo¹

C18: from Creek ito opilwa , from ito tree + opilwa swamp

Example Sentences

You can paddle serene river floodplains, pick up some Tupelo honey at a roadside stand, and cool off in Wakulla Springs, one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world.

From Outside Online

What the hell, he already had enough judgments against him to pave the road to Tupelo.

From The Daily Beast

In the early 2000s, Dutschke joined a Tupelo studio called Kinetic Kick owned by Noel McMichael.

From The Daily Beast

“Tupelo is a very small town in the middle of the Bible Belt,” McMichael said.

From The Daily Beast

Republican Roger Wicker of Tupelo has now cruised easily to re-election to a full term in the US Senate.

From The Daily Beast

Raymond promptly stole it from a church parking lot during Wednesday night prayer meeting and sold it to a chop shop near Tupelo.

From The Daily Beast

There are three varieties of tents—sponge, laminaria, and tupelo.

From Project Gutenberg

He knew but one kind of tupelo, as he knew but one kind of "ellum."

From Project Gutenberg

Bragg, who had succeeded Beauregard in command, sent one division from Tupelo on the twenty-seventh of June for the same place.

From Project Gutenberg

His home is no inaccessible den among the ledges; only a hollow in some ancient oak or tupelo.

From Project Gutenberg

After the battle of Tupelo he volunteered to remain with the wounded, of whom there were about sixty, in the hands of the enemy.

From Project Gutenberg