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tulip
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Tulip
(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.
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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).
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tulip
(wn) | tulip
n 1: any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or
broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower |
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cottage tulip
(encz) | cottage tulip, n: |
darwin tulip
(encz) | Darwin tulip, |
desert mariposa tulip
(encz) | desert mariposa tulip, n: |
dwarf tulip
(encz) | dwarf tulip, n: |
lady tulip
(encz) | lady tulip, n: |
mariposa tulip
(encz) | mariposa tulip, n: |
sagebrush mariposa tulip
(encz) | sagebrush mariposa tulip, n: |
star tulip
(encz) | star tulip, n: |
true tulipwood
(encz) | true tulipwood, n: |
tulip bed
(encz) | tulip bed, n: |
tulip gentian
(encz) | tulip gentian, n: |
tulip orchid
(encz) | tulip orchid, n: |
tulip poplar
(encz) | tulip poplar, n: |
tulip tree
(encz) | tulip tree, n: |
tulipwood
(encz) | tulipwood, n: |
tulipwood tree
(encz) | tulipwood tree, n: |
yellow mariposa tulip
(encz) | yellow mariposa tulip, n: |
tulipán
(czen) | tulipán,tulipn: |
Fasciolaria tulipa
(gcide) | Tulip-shell \Tu"lip-shell`\, n. (Zool.)
A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell
(Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States.
The name is sometimes applied also to other species of
Fasciolaria.
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Liriodendron tulipifera
(gcide) | Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\
(l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. Liriodendra
(-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]
(Bot.)
A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,
having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood.
Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but
there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
[1913 Webster]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.
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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]Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera). It is much used in cabinetwork,
carriage building, etc.
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Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
whitewood in various countries, as the wood of
Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of
Pittosporum bicolor in Tasmania, etc.
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Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella.
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Queensland tulipwood
(gcide) | Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.
The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree
(Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for
inlaying.
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Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian
sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
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Tulip
(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).
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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).
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Tulip-eared
(gcide) | Tulip-eared \Tu"lip-eared`\, a. (Zool.)
Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain
dogs.
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Tulipist
(gcide) | Tulipist \Tu"lip*ist\, n.
A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of
tulips. --Sir T. Browne.
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Tulipomania
(gcide) | Tulipomania \Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Tulip + mania.]
A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of
tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by
Menage.
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Note: In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about
the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized
upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters
and misery such as the records of commerce or of
bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip
marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip
bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks
are on the Stock Exchange of London. --Baird.
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Tulipomaniac
(gcide) | Tulipomaniac \Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac\, n.
One who is affected with tulipomania.
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Tulip-shell
(gcide) | Tulip-shell \Tu"lip-shell`\, n. (Zool.)
A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell
(Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States.
The name is sometimes applied also to other species of
Fasciolaria.
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Tulipwood
(gcide) | Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.
The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree
(Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for
inlaying.
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Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian
sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
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african tulip
(wn) | African tulip
n 1: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels
of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African
lily}, African tulip, blue African lily, {Agapanthus
africanus}] |
blue tulip
(wn) | blue tulip
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, Eastern pasque flower, wild crocus,
lion's beard, prairie anemone, blue tulip, {American
pulsatilla}, Pulsatilla patens, Anemone ludoviciana] |
candlestick tulip
(wn) | candlestick tulip
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: lady tulip, candlestick tulip, Tulipa clusiana] |
cape tulip
(wn) | Cape tulip
n 1: spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in
reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow
stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
[syn: Cape tulip, Haemanthus coccineus] |
cottage tulip
(wn) | cottage tulip
n 1: any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have
egg-shaped variously colored flowers |
darwin tulip
(wn) | Darwin tulip
n 1: any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing
large squarish flowers on sturdy stems |
desert mariposa tulip
(wn) | desert mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange
or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to
Arizona and Mexico [syn: desert mariposa tulip,
Calochortus kennedyi] |
dwarf tulip
(wn) | dwarf tulip
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: dwarf tulip, {Tulipa
armena}, Tulipa suaveolens] |
genus tulipa
(wn) | genus Tulipa
n 1: Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs [syn: Tulipa, {genus
Tulipa}] |
lady tulip
(wn) | lady tulip
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: lady tulip, candlestick tulip, Tulipa clusiana] |
liriodendron tulipifera
(wn) | Liriodendron tulipifera
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] |
mariposa tulip
(wn) | mariposa tulip
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals;
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: mariposa,
mariposa tulip, mariposa lily] |
mexican tulip poppy
(wn) | Mexican tulip poppy
n 1: native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear
yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage [syn:
golden cup, Mexican tulip poppy, {Hunnemania
fumariifolia}] |
moreton bay tulipwood
(wn) | Moreton Bay tulipwood
n 1: Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn:
Moreton Bay tulipwood, Harpullia pendula] |
sagebrush mariposa tulip
(wn) | sagebrush mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome
lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems;
arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains
from southern British Columbia to northern California [syn:
sagebrush mariposa tulip, Calochortus macrocarpus] |
star tulip
(wn) | star tulip
n 1: small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched
clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals
shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and
northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: star tulip, {elegant
cat's ears}, Calochortus elegans] |
true tulipwood
(wn) | true tulipwood
n 1: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for
furniture and veneer [syn: tulipwood, true tulipwood,
whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar] |
tulip bed
(wn) | tulip bed
n 1: a flowerbed in which tulips are growing |
tulip gentian
(wn) | tulip gentian
n 1: one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large
erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in
prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska
south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: prairie gentian,
tulip gentian, bluebell, Eustoma grandiflorum] |
tulip orchid
(wn) | tulip orchid
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves
and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only
partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn:
tulip orchid, Encyclia citrina, Cattleya citrina] |
tulip poplar
(wn) | tulip poplar
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] |
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] |
tulipa
(wn) | Tulipa
n 1: Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs [syn: Tulipa, {genus
Tulipa}] |
tulipa armena
(wn) | Tulipa armena
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: dwarf tulip, {Tulipa
armena}, Tulipa suaveolens] |
tulipa clusiana
(wn) | Tulipa clusiana
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: lady tulip, candlestick tulip, Tulipa clusiana] |
tulipa gesneriana
(wn) | Tulipa gesneriana
n 1: tall late blooming tulip |
tulipa suaveolens
(wn) | Tulipa suaveolens
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: dwarf tulip, {Tulipa
armena}, Tulipa suaveolens] |
tulipwood
(wn) | tulipwood
n 1: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of
various tulipwood trees
2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
and veneer [syn: tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood,
white poplar, yellow poplar] |
tulipwood tree
(wn) | tulipwood tree
n 1: any of various trees yielding variously colored woods
similar to true tulipwood |
yellow mariposa tulip
(wn) | yellow mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-
shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal
ranges [syn: yellow mariposa tulip, Calochortus luteus] |
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