Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous trees or shrubs of the polypetalous order Cornaceæ, the dogwood family, known by the imbricate petals and single or two-cleft style.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cornaceae — thetupelo tree etc. - proper noun A female
given name
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- noun tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds
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Examples
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XCVII, 236) relates an ancient legend regarding Tricomia, which he calls Nyssa and confounds with
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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My Review of the Big Finish Doctor Who Adventure # 127 Castle of Fear Staring Peter Davidson as the 5th doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa is available at Amazon. com here.
Planet-x.com.au » Dr. Who Castle of Fear: Amazon Review « DaTechguy's Blog 2010
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'I do worry a bit about the impact of all these on the landscape when they grow up, but I try to reconcile the planting by thinking of my great-great-great-grandmother, who was American - so that justifies the American species here, such as Nyssa and Red, Pin and Willow oak - and as for plants like magnolias from China, well, my wife is from Thailand so that is near enough.'
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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My inflight entertainment this evening was the 94-minute VHS edition of this utterly brilliant 1978 BBC children's series, starring 16-year-old Sarah Sutton, several years before she became Nyssa of Traken, as the blind Diana who finds herself at the focus of ancient mysteries around the White Horse of Uffington in around 1902.
January Books 17) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams nwhyte 2010
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Sands of Time has Five and Tegan battling against the servants of the Osirans, helped mainly by Atkins the butler who comes along in place of Nyssa, who is abducted at an early stage of the book.
May Books 25-26) The Golden Ass, by Apuleius (and Milo Manara's version) nwhyte 2009
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It's impossible to say: "As the depths of the sea cannot be fathomed by any human gaze," wrote Gregory of Nyssa, "so too the secret of Hell is impenetrable to all human knowledge."
Matthew Milliner: The Return Of The Religious In Contemporary Art Matthew Milliner 2011
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It's impossible to say: "As the depths of the sea cannot be fathomed by any human gaze," wrote Gregory of Nyssa, "so too the secret of Hell is impenetrable to all human knowledge."
Matthew Milliner: The Return Of The Religious In Contemporary Art Matthew Milliner 2011
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We have, as so often in Fifth Doctor novels, a rather good Nyssa storyline as she goes off investigating with dire consequences; Tegan is less well served.
Linkspam for 23-9-2009 nwhyte 2009
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I might vote for corkscrew willow Salix matsudana, or black gum Nyssa sylvatica, which is also a Plant of Merit.
Another tree bites the dust « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
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Autumn brings a vast array of colors to the Midwestern landscape including Nyssa sylvatica.
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