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Tulip

Tulip Meaning & Definition
Tulip Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tulip?

[n] any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

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See Also | candlestick tulip | cottage tulip | Darwin tulip | dwarf tulip | genus Tulipa | lady tulip | liliaceous plant | Tulipa | Tulipa armena | Tulipa clusiana | Tulipa gesneriana | Tulipa suaveolens

Tulip In Webster's Dictionary

\Tu"lip\, 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. {Tulip tree}. (a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See {Liriodendron}. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree ({Paritium, or Hibiscus, tiliaceum}).

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