(n) Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya, Syn. Cattleya citrina, Encyclia citrina

tulip tree

(n) tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work, Syn. canary whitewood, tulip poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera, yellow poplar

tulipwood

(n) the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees

tulipwood

(n) light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer, Syn. whitewood, true tulipwood, white poplar, yellow poplar

tulipwood tree

(n) any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tulip

n. [ F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulip tree. (a) A large American tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium tiliaceum syn. Hibiscus tiliaceum). [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

Tulip-eared

a. (Zool.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulipist

n. A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of tulips. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulipomania

n. [ Tulip + mania. ] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock Exchange of London. Baird. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulipomaniac

n. One who is affected with tulipomania. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulip-shell

n. (Zool.) A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tulipwood

n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. [ 1913 Webster ]

Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster ]

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