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ito opilwa
Muscogee (Creek) · pre-1700s
"swamp tree"
combined 'ito' (tree) and 'opilwa' (swamp), describing the tree's wetland habitat
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Stage 2 of 2
tupelo
English · 1730s
"a swamp-dwelling tree valued for its wood and honey-producing flowers"
adopted by English colonists in the American Southeast for the black gum swamp tree
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