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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tu·pe·lo n.  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.