tulip tree

See also: tuliptree

English

Alternative forms

tuliptree, tulip-tree

Noun

tulip tree (plural tulip trees)

(botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour, of family Magnoliaceae.
(botany) A tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, Indian tulip tree), of family Malvaceae.
(botany) Markhamia lutea; Nile tulip tree, of family Bignoniaceae
(botany) Spathodea campanulata; African tulip tree, of family Bignoniaceae

Synonyms

(North American tree): yellow poplar, tulip poplar
(West Indian tree):
(Nile tulip tree):
(African tulip tree):

Hypernyms

tree

Derived terms

American tulip tree

Translations

North American tree

Czech: liliovník m inan
French: tulipier (fr) m
German: Tulpenbaum (de) m, Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum m
Irish: crann tiúilipí m
Occitan: tulipièr m
Polish: tulipanowiec (pl) m
Swedish: tulpanträd (sv) n
Volapük: liriod

References

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

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