swamp tupelo

noun

A type of wetland tree of species Nyssa biflora, native to the eastern United States.

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nounswamp tupelo (countable and uncountable, plural swamp tupelos)

plural swamp tupelos

  1. countableuncountableA type of wetland tree of species Nyssa biflora, native to the eastern United States.

    The stem of swamp tupelo is commonly less swollen than water tupelo but tapers more gradually.

    1982, J. R. Saucier, Tupelo: An American Wood
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