tupelo
pronunciation
How to pronounce tupelo in British English:
UK ['t(j)uːpɪləʊ]
How to pronounce tupelo in American English:
US [ 'tʊpə,lo]
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- Noun:
- pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
- any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
Word Origin
- tupelo (n.)
- American black gum tree, 1730, from an Algonquian language, such as Cree ito opilwa "swamp tree," Muskogee eto opelwv.
Example
- 1. In 1935 , elvis presley was born in tupelo , mississippi .
- 2. Received a guitar purchased from tupelo hardware store .
- 3. Holiday inn express hotel suites tupelo ms.
- 4. Toyota 's tupelo plant sits complete but has yet to have any tooling or machinery installed .
- 5. Types include premium honey such as " buckwheat , tupelo , sage , orange blossom , and sourwood " produced in florida , north carolina , california , new york and virginia and " fireweed " from alaska .