Tulip
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtulɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tulip is a noun meaning A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
Meaning
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
More Meanings
- The flower of this plant.
Example Sentences
"The sturdy burghers of Holland took the tulip mania so badly that single bulbs that could not flower till another year would sell for more than $2000 apiece."
He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.
Word Forms
- tulips
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flower, tulbaghia, tulipwood, tuliptree, liriodendron, tigridia.
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