'Fasciolaria tulipa' definitions:

Definition of 'Fasciolaria tulipa'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]