water tupelo

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water tupelo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (w[add]"t[~e]r
     t[=u]"p[-e]*l[=o]). (Bot.)
     A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in
     swamps in the southern of the United States. See Ogeechee lime
     .
     [1913 Webster]