Tulip
Tulip (tū"lip) , noun
[French tulipe, Old French also tulipan, Italian tulipano, tulipa, from Turkish tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban.]
(Botany) Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
Collocations (1)
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).