Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by origin]
6. biological material
7. plant material
8. [wood and wood by product]
9. wood (plant material)
10. [wood by composition or origin]
11. hardwood
12. eucalyptus (wood)
13. tupelo (wood)

Anotations

Scope note:

Stiff, tough wood of the species Nyssa sylvatica, found from New Hampshire to Texas in the United States. It is hard to split. White to yellowish in color, it is used for mallets, furniture, bottle cases, pallets, baskets, boxes, veneer, barrels, and firewood.