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单词 tupelo
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tu•pe•lo  (to̅o̅pə lō′, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los. 
  1. Plant Biologyany 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.
  2. the soft, light wood of these trees.
  • Creek *'topilwa literally, swamp tree (equivalent. to íto tree + opílwa swamp)
  • perh. 1720–30, American.

Tu•pe•lo  (to̅o̅pə lō′, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in NE Mississippi. 23,905.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tupelo /ˈtjuːpɪˌləʊ/ n ( pl -los)
  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
Etymology: 18th Century: from Creek ito opilwa, from ito tree + opilwa swamp
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