n.
Pronunciation: ' tü-p ə - ˌ l ō , ' tyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -los
Etymology: perhaps from Creek *topiló, from etó tree + piló:(fa), opiló:(fa) swamp
Date: circa 1730
1 : any of a genus ( Nyssa of the family Nyssaceae) of No. American and Asian deciduous trees that have simple alternate leaves, small usually greenish-white dioecious flowers, and a rounded drupe especially : BLACK GUM
2 : the pale soft wood of a tupelo