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A city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States.
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A town in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.
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A city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
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noun
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
Nyssa aquatica.
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noun
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
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noun
a town in northeast Mississippi
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Broader terms: town
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any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
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Synonyms: tupelo tree
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Broader terms: gum tree, gum
Narrower terms: water gum, Nyssa aquatica, sour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica
noun
pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
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Broader terms: wood
History
From Creek ito (“tree”) + opilwa (“swamp”).
From Creek topilwa < íto 'tree' + opílwa 'swamp'.
