tupelo

tupelo
    n 1: pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
    2: any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
       [syn: {tupelo}, {tupelo tree}]
    3: a town in northeast Mississippi
    

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 (town, FIPS 70340)
  Location: 35.39155 N, 91.22994 W
  Population (1990): 208 (105 housing units)
  Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Tupelo, MS (city, FIPS 74840)
  Location: 34.26349 N, 88.73199 W
  Population (1990): 30685 (12335 housing units)
  Area: 132.5 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38801
Tupelo, OK (city, FIPS 75050)
  Location: 34.60209 N, 96.42024 W
  Population (1990): 323 (207 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 74572
    

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
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Tupelo, AR
    Tupelo
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Tupelo, OK
    Tupelo
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Tupelo, MS
    Tupelo