英语词汇tupelo的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	tupelo
词源	tupelo. The native American tupelo tree genus (Nyssa), which includes the black or sour gum tree, means “tree of the swamp” in Creek Indian language. Tupelo, recorded in 1730, is a good example of the mess Americans made of some Indian words. It was ito opilwa in Creek.
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