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tulips

  • plural
    of tulip.
    tulip
    noun
    any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.

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The road is paired with a million yellow tulips planted by farmer Mark Eves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Garten arranges fresh orange tulips in drinking glasses and sets them along the middle of her table.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025

“You’ll figure out rosettas and tulips, and eventually you’ll be making sea horses,” St.Clair assured me, brandishing a latte with a design that was unmistakably a swan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

An "incredible" garden of about half a million colourful tulips is being hosted in Warwickshire for the first time.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

I draw tulips and trees, putting a line for the ground and including the root systems in every case.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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