tupelos
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pluralof tupelo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
tupelonounany 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.
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The interior is accessible via boardwalks, which provide views of Spanish moss, bald cypress and a forest of water tupelos.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2016
It was over-arched by tall oaks and elms, beeches, tupelos, and maples.
From The Joyful Heart by Robert Haven Schauffler
These trees were large tupelos, and the vines, clinging from trunk to trunk and to one another, formed an impenetrable screen with their dark green leaves.
From The Boy Hunters by Unknown