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tulip

Meaning

  1. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
  2. The flower of this plant.

Synonyms

Liriodendron tulipifera

Darwin tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

cottage tulip

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtulɪp/
Etymology

From French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.

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