tulip tree
Americannoun
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Also called yellow poplar. Also called tulip poplar,. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
noun
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Also called: tulip poplar. yellow poplar. a North American magnoliaceous forest tree, Liriodendron tulipifera , having tulip-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and long conelike fruits
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a similar and related Chinese tree, L. chinense
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any of various other trees with tulip-shaped flowers, such as the magnolia
Etymology
Origin of tulip tree
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Trees found in cities such as the London plane or the tulip tree, are excellent at absorbing carbon dioxide and removing pollutants from the air.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
The departed tulip tree is still with Grant, at least its offspring.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022
Finton has already seen more yellow poplar trees, also known as the tulip tree, in southern Massachusetts.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021
Yet populations of Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip tree, remain one species despite being isolated for millions of years.
From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2012
Hopping from oak to maple to hickory to tulip tree, the pigeon still in her talons, she made her way to the top of the ancient hemlock.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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