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tulip tree
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Tulip tree
(gcide) | Tulip \Tu"lip\ (t[=u]"l[i^]p), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan,
It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally,
a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of
the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties
are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
[1913 Webster]
Tulip tree.
(a) A large American tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the
magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) bearing tuliplike
flowers. See Liriodendron.
(b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium tiliaceum syn.
Hibiscus tiliaceum).
[1913 Webster + PJC] |
tulip tree
(wn) | tulip tree
n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
[syn: tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar,
canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera] |
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