transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-pə-ˌlō, ˈtyü- ]
noun
( 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 North 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