Found 2 items, similar to Liriodendron tulipifera.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera n : tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\ (l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. Liriodendra (-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. [1913 Webster]