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swamp tupelo

swamp tupelo noun: a type of wetland tree of species Nyssa biflora, native to the eastern United States.

swamp tupelo: a type of wetland tree of species Nyssa biflora, native to the eastern United States
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Noun

swamp tupelo (countable and uncountable, plural swamp tupelos)

  1. A 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

Forms of swamp tupelo

pluralswamp tupelos

Questions about swamp tupelo

What does swamp tupelo mean?
Swamp tupelo means a type of wetland tree of species Nyssa biflora, native to the eastern United States.
What part of speech is swamp tupelo?
Swamp tupelo is a noun.
What is the plural of swamp tupelo?
The plural of swamp tupelo is swamp tupelos.

Words near swamp tupelo in the dictionary

  1. swamp Spanish oak
  2. swamp Spanish oaks
  3. swamp taro
  4. swamp tiger
  5. swamp tigers
  6. swamp tupelo
  7. swamp tupelos
  8. swamp wallabies
  9. swamp wallaby
  10. swamp water
  11. swamp waters

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