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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tulip/ˈtjuːlɪp/

▶noun a bulbous spring-flowering plant of the lily family, with boldly coloured cup-shaped flowers. [Genus Tulipa: numerous complex hybrids.]

– origin C16: from Fr. tulipe, via Turk. from Pers. dulband ‘turban’, from the shape of the flower.

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tulip tree - tulipwood

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