'Tulip' definitions:
Definition of 'tulip'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
Definition of 'Tulip'
From: 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). [1913 Webster + PJC]
Words containing 'Tulip'
- Tulip tree,
- african tulip,
- blue tulip,
- candlestick tulip,
- cape tulip,
- cottage tulip,
- darwin tulip,
- dwarf tulip,
- lady tulip,
- mariposa tulip,
- star tulip,
- tulip bed,
- tulip gentian,
- tulip orchid,
- tulip poplar,
- Tulip-eared,
- Tulip-shell,
- desert mariposa tulip,
- mexican tulip poppy,
- sagebrush mariposa tulip,
- yellow mariposa tulip