'Tupelo' definitions:
Definition of 'tupelo'
(from WordNet)
noun
Pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
noun
Any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America [syn: tupelo, tupelo tree]
noun
A town in northeast Mississippi
Definition of 'Tupelo'
From: GCIDE
- Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. [1913 Webster]
- Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo.
- Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime. [1913 Webster]
Tupelo, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Tupelo, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
177
Housing Units (2000) :
93
Land area (2000) :
0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.311330 sq. miles (0.806342 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70340
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
35.391629 N, 91.229278 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Tupelo, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Tupelo, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
377
Housing Units (2000) :
178
Land area (2000) :
0.401438 sq. miles (1.039719 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.401438 sq. miles (1.039719 sq. km)
FIPS code :
75050
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
34.603133 N, 96.420531 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
74572
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Tupelo, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Tupelo, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
34211
Housing Units (2000) :
14551
Land area (2000) :
51.105468 sq. miles (132.362550 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.318565 sq. miles (0.825079 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
51.424033 sq. miles (133.187629 sq. km)
FIPS code :
74840
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
34.259585 N, 88.725885 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
38801
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.