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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•lip /ˈtulɪp, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya plant of the lily family, having large, showy, bell-shaped flowers.
- Plant Biologya flower or bulb of a tulip.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•lip (to̅o̅′lip, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Plant Biologya flower or bulb of such a plant.
- Turkish tülbent turban (from a fancied likeness); see turban
- Neo-Latin, apparently back formation from Italian tulipano (taken as adjective, adjectival)
- earlier tulipa 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tulip /ˈtjuːlɪp/ n - any spring-blooming liliaceous plant of the temperate Eurasian genus Tulipa, having tapering bulbs, long broad pointed leaves, and single showy bell-shaped flowers
- the flower or bulb of any of these plants
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbend turban, which the opened bloom was thought to resemble |