tulip tree
See also: tuliptree
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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
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- (North American tree): yellow poplar, tulip poplar
- (West Indian tree):
- (Nile tulip tree):
- (African tulip tree):
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North American tree
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References edit
- 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