cottage tulip

noun

1. a late-flowering type of tulip, usually having pointed or elongated flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage tulip¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The climate, at least of Albemarle County, brings out the Crocuses in February or early March; winter Jessamine in early February, sometimes January; Daffodils in mid-March; Lily-of-the-Valley and Cottage Tulip early in April; German Iris in mid-April.

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