'Water tupelo' definitions:

Definition of 'Water tupelo'

From: GCIDE

Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (w[add]"t[~e]r t[=u]"p[-e]*l[=o]). (Bot.) A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in swamps in the southern of the United States. See {Ogeechee lime}. [1913 Webster]