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Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.

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  1. n. Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
  2. n. any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
  3. Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. Tulip tree. (a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium, or Hibiscus, tiliaceum).
  4. Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties arecultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. Tulip tree.(a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. SeeLiriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium, orHibiscus, tiliaceum).
  5. n:100 n. any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower