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  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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