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tulip |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tulip \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}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tulip n : any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
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