Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

   {Largo tupelo}, or {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree
      ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.

   {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.

Source : WordNet®

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