TULIP TREE


Meaning of TULIP TREE in English

noun

1. or tulip poplar : a tall No. American timber tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) having truncate somewhat lobed leaves, large greenish yellow flowers that resemble tulips, and soft white wood that is much used especially for cabinetwork and woodenware — see tree illustration

2. : any of various trees with tulip-shaped flowers: as

a. : majagua a

b. : portia tree

c. : banana shrub

d. Australia

(1) : waratah

(2) : an evergreen tree ( Lagunaria pattersonii ) of the family Malvaceae with large solitary axillary rosy pink flowers

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.