Associations to the word «Tulip»

Pictures for the word «Tulip»

Wiktionary

TULIP, noun. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
TULIP, noun. The flower of this plant.
TULIP, acronym. (religion) Mnemonic for five-point Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
TULIP POPLAR, noun. Liriodendron tulipifera
TULIP ROOT, noun. A disease, caused by a nematode, that causes swelling of the roots of oats
TULIP SHELL, noun. Any of the marine gastropod mollusks of the genus Fasciolaria, especially Fasciolaria tulipa.
TULIP SHELLS, noun. Plural of tulip shell
TULIP TREE, noun. A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipfera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour.
TULIP TREE, noun. A West Indian malvaceous tree in Thespesia.
TULIP TREE, noun. Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip tree, in family Bignoniaceae
TULIP TREE, noun. Spathodea, the African tulip tree, a genus in family Bignoniaceae
TULIP TREES, noun. Plural of tulip tree

Dictionary definition

TULIP, noun. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.

Wise words

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