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  • 41pepperidge — Tupelo Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (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… …

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  • 42Tupelo — Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (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… …

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  • 43Martin Armiger — Birth name John Martin Armiger Born 10 June 1949 (1949 06 10) (age 62) Origin Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Genres Rock n Roll, po …

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  • 44tupelo — ☆ tupelo [to͞o′pə lō΄ ] n. pl. tupelos [< ? Creek * topilwa, lit., swamp tree < íto, tree + opílwa, swamp] 1. any of a genus (Nyssa) of the sour gum family of tall North American trees found in moist forests or swamps, including the black… …

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  • 45Nutzhölzer — Nutzhölzer, alle Holzarten, die zur Anfertigung von Gebrauchsgegenständen und zu technischen Zwecken Verwendung finden können. Allgemeines. Die außerordentlich verschiedenen Eigenschaften der Hölzer ermöglichen eine Vielseitigkeit der Verwendung …

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  • 46tupelo — /tooh peuh loh , tyooh /, n., pl. tupelos. 1. any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, esp. N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S …

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  • 47Nyssa sylvatica — noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall • Syn: ↑sour gum, ↑black gum, ↑pepperidge • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree …

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  • 48pepperidge — noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall • Syn: ↑sour gum, ↑black gum, ↑Nyssa sylvatica • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree …

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  • 49tu|pe|lo — «TOO puh loh, TYOO », noun, plural los. 1. a large, North American tree that belongs to the same family as the sour gum, whose flowers are used for making honey; cotton gum. 2. its light, soft but tough wood. Tupelo is used for furniture,… …

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  • 50List of old growth forests — This is a list of existing old growth ( virgin ) forests, or remnants of forest. (NB: The terms old growth and virgin may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old growth forest for more information.)EurasiaBelarus*… …

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