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tupelo
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈtuː.pə.ləʊ/ us /ˈtuː.pə.loʊ/
a deciduous tree (= one that loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring) from wet areas of the southern United States:
The woodland areas are filled with maples, American oaks, and tupelos.
Tupelo honey is produced from the blossoms of the tupelo tree.
It's a very swamp-like region, with tupelo and cypress.
The drought has hurt the tupelo trees, from which the region's tupelo honey is named.
They found a huge variety of unfamiliar species, including sugar gums, tupelos, hickories, and magnolias.
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