Found 2 items, similar to Tulip.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tulip
tulip
n : any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or
broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy
flower
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tulip
Tulip
\Tu"lip\, n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano,
tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban,
Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of the form
of this flower to a turban. See
Turban.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the liliaceous genus
Tulipa. Many varieties
are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
[1913 Webster]
Tulip tree.
(a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See
Liriodendron.
(b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (
Paritium tiliaceum syn.
Hibiscus tiliaceum).
[1913 Webster]