Liriodendron
Liriodendron (lir`i*o*den"dron) , noun
[New Latin, from Greek lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]
(Botany) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.