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| tu·pe·lo [ tpə l ] (plural tu·pe·los) |
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1. pale wood: the soft pale wood of a deciduous tree
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2. tree with soft pale wood: a deciduous tree that grows in swamps and on river banks and yields tupelo. Native to: North America, Asia. Genus Nyssa.
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| [Mid-18th century. < Creek 'topilwa "swamp tree"] |
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