tulip tree

See also: tuliptree

English

Alternative forms

tuliptree, tulip-tree

Noun

tulip tree (plural tulip trees)

(botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour.
(botany) A West Indian malvaceous tree in genus Thespesia.
(botany) Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip tree, in family Bignoniaceae
(botany) Spathodea, the African tulip tree, a genus in family Bignoniaceae

Synonyms

(North American tree): yellow poplar, tulip poplar
(West Indian tree):
(Nile tulip tree):
(African tulip tree):

Hypernyms

tree

Translations

North American tree

French: tulipier (fr) m
German: Tulpenbaum (de) m, Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum m

Polish: tulipanowiec m
Volapük: liriod

Further reading

Liriodendron tulipfera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Markhamia lutea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Thespesia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spathodea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Tulip tree (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thespesia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

pretulite

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