liriodendron

/ ˌlɪrɪəʊˈdɛndrən /

noun

either of the two deciduous trees of the magnoliaceous genus Liriodendron, the tulip trees of North America or China

C18: New Latin, from Greek leiron lily + dendron tree

Infusum liriodendri, L. From the bark of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).

The liriodendron is more fortunate than some other trees, for it has several points of attractiveness.

It is the height and spread of the liriodendron that keep its truly wonderful flowers out of the public eye.

These two trees—the elm and the liriodendron—stand out strongly as individuals in the wealth of our American trees.

It was a triple-stemmed tulip-tree—the Liriodendron Tulipiferum—one of the natural order of magnolias.

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