liriodendron

noun plural -drons or -dra (-drə)

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

Word Origin

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

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Examples from the Web for liriodendron

Historical Examples

The genus Liriodendron contains only two species differing slightly in the leaves.
Botany for Ladies
Jane Loudon
The Tulip tree, Liriodendron, is probably one of the greatest honey-producing trees in the world.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee
L. L. Langstroth
I sat down upon a log—that same log of the liriodendron—and under the shade of a spreading dogwood-tree.
The Quadroon
Mayne Reid
The most interesting plants were a Cyclocodon, Liriodendron, Sanicula: 32 species were collected.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The
William Griffith
Infusum liriodendri, L. From the bark of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

liriodendron

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for liriodendron

Historical Examples

The genus Liriodendron contains only two species differing slightly in the leaves.

The Tulip tree, Liriodendron, is probably one of the greatest honey-producing trees in the world.

I sat down upon a log—that same log of the liriodendron—and under the shade of a spreading dogwood-tree.

The most interesting plants were a Cyclocodon, Liriodendron, Sanicula: 32 species were collected.

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