TULIPOMANIA


Meaning of TULIPOMANIA in English

/tooh'leuh peuh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/ , n.

(in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, esp. of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.

[ 1700-10; TULIP + -O- + -MANIA ]

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