tupelo vs wood

tupelo and wood both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tupelo	Yes	No	No	No
wood	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wood is a hypernym of tupelo; that is, wood is a word with a broader meaning than tupelo:

tupelo (noun)	wood (noun)
any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America	any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum	a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head
	the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
	the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees