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单词 tupelo
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tupelo1

nounPlural tupelos ˈt(j)uːpɪləʊˈt(y)o͞opəˌlō
  • A North American or Asian tree of damp and swampy habitats, which yields useful timber.

    Genus Nyssa, family Nyssaceae: several species, in particular N. sylvatica (also called pepperidge)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Frame-by-frame analyses show a bird perched on a tupelo trunk, with a distinctive white pattern on its back.
    • From within I could see tupelo and buckthorn budding,
    • If rhododendrons thrive on your soil, plant the Pagoda Bush or the Chinese tupelo.
    • The champion tupelos have immense, gnarled bulbous bases - each with hollow sections.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Creek, from ito 'tree' + opilwa 'swamp'.

Tupelo2

proper nounˈt(j)uːpələʊˈt(y)o͞opəˌlō
  • A city in north-eastern Mississippi; population 36,233 (est. 2008). The site of some Civil War battles, it is also the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

 
 

tupelo1

nounˈt(y)o͞opəˌlō
  • A North American or Asian tree of damp and swampy habitats, which yields useful timber.

    Genus Nyssa, family Nyssaceae: several species, including the water tupelo (N. aquatica), which grows in the coastal-plain swamps of the southeastern US

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Frame-by-frame analyses show a bird perched on a tupelo trunk, with a distinctive white pattern on its back.
    • The champion tupelos have immense, gnarled bulbous bases - each with hollow sections.
    • From within I could see tupelo and buckthorn budding,
    • If rhododendrons thrive on your soil, plant the Pagoda Bush or the Chinese tupelo.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Creek, from ito ‘tree’ + opilwa ‘swamp’.

Tupelo2

proper nounˈt(y)o͞opəˌlō
  • A city in northeastern Mississippi; population 36,233 (est. 2008). The site of some Civil War battles, it is also the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

 
 
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