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tupelo tree vs Nyssa sylvatica

Nyssa sylvatica vs tupelo tree

tupelo tree and Nyssa sylvatica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tupelo tree Yes No No No
Nyssa sylvatica Yes No No No
As nouns, Nyssa sylvatica is a hyponym of tupelo tree; that is, Nyssa sylvatica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tupelo tree:
  • tupelo tree: any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
  • Nyssa sylvatica: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
Other hyponyms of tupelo tree include Nyssa aquatica, water gum, black gum, pepperidge, sour gum.
tupelo tree (noun) Nyssa sylvatica (noun)
any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
Difference between tupelo tree and Nyssa sylvatica

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