tulip tree

tulip tree

See also: tuliptree

English

Alternative forms

• tuliptree, tulip-tree

Noun

tulip tree (plural tulip trees)

1. (botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour.
2. (botany) A West Indian malvaceous tree in genus Thespesia.
3. (botany) Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip tree, in family Bignoniaceae
4. (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 (pl) m Volapük: liriod

References

• Tulip tree (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thespesia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Liriodendron tulipfera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Markhamia lutea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thespesia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spathodea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• pretulite