tulip tree

noun

Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar . a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

African tulip tree.

Origin of tulip tree

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

Words nearby tulip tree

tule fog, tule perch, tulip, tulip chair, tulipomania, tulip tree, tulipwood, Tull, Tullahoma, Tullamore, tulle

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Example sentences from the Web for tulip tree

The association of the bird with the flower goes further than color, too; for the tulip-tree is a favorite haunt of the orioles.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
Experience has taught us that the falling of the blossoms of the horse-chestnut and tulip-tree foretell the time of mating.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry
The Indians knew the value of the tulip-tree as well as its beauty.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
In the lower part of the garden there are high trees, and, amongst these, the tulip-tree and the live-oak.
Rural Rides|William Cobbett

There was the little iron box with his name on it nailed to the tulip-tree; there was the red signal to be adjusted.
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tulip tree

tulip tree

noun

Also called: tulip poplar, yellow poplar a North American magnoliaceous forest tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, having tulip-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and long conelike fruits

a similar and related Chinese tree, L. chinense

any of various other trees with tulip-shaped flowers, such as the magnolia

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单词	tulip tree
释义	tulip tree noun Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar . a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. African tulip tree. Origin of tulip tree An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705 Words nearby tulip tree tule fog, tule perch, tulip, tulip chair, tulipomania, tulip tree, tulipwood, Tull, Tullahoma, Tullamore, tulle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tulip tree The association of the bird with the flower goes further than color, too; for the tulip-tree is a favorite haunt of the orioles. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various Experience has taught us that the falling of the blossoms of the horse-chestnut and tulip-tree foretell the time of mating. Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States\|Thomas G. Gentry The Indians knew the value of the tulip-tree as well as its beauty. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various In the lower part of the garden there are high trees, and, amongst these, the tulip-tree and the live-oak. Rural Rides\|William Cobbett There was the little iron box with his name on it nailed to the tulip-tree; there was the red signal to be adjusted. The Best Short Stories of 1919\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tulip tree tulip tree noun Also called: tulip poplar, yellow poplar a North American magnoliaceous forest tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, having tulip-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and long conelike fruits a similar and related Chinese tree, L. chinense any of various other trees with tulip-shaped flowers, such as the magnolia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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