English Explanatory Dictionary

tulip tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.
  2. Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).
  3. Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).
  4. African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

Word forms

tulip tree tulip trees tuliptree tulip-tree

Synonyms

yellow poplar American tulip tree tulip poplar saddle tree whitewood fiddle-tree

Derived words

American tulip tree
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