Tupelo,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 tree}]
       3: a town in northeast Mississippi

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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