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tulip Definition

tu·lip (to̵̅o̅lip, tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. any of various bulb plants (genus Tulipa) of the lily family, mostly spring-blooming, with long, broad, pointed leaves and, usually, a single large, cup-shaped, variously colored flower
  2. the flower or bulb

Etymology: Fr tulipe (earlier tulipan) < Turk tülbend, turban: from the flower's resemblance to a turban

tulip Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • plant: Impressive borders can be created by planting tulips in large groups of the same variety.
  • include: Every part is richly decorated with flowers ( including tulips ), hearts, twisting vines, and grotesque heads of humans and animals.
  • have: This year I have more tulips, having bought more last autumn.
  • shape: This freestanding chest sits on tulip shaped feet which is a feature throughout the Victorian range from village pine.
  • grow: Clusius was so devastated by this that he never grew tulips again.

Adjective modifier

  • bent: Oh, there's something I forgot to mention - bent back tulips now has its own Search page.
  • yellow: Fill modern translucent plastic colored vases with yellow tulips.
  • wild: It is definitely somewhere to return to, probably in the Spring for the wild tulips.
  • red: I also seem to have a lot of red tulips - I hadn't realized how many I'd bought last autumn.
  • back: Oh, there's something I forgot to mention - bent back tulips now has its own Search page.
  • white: Huge white backlit tulips accentuated the dark green of the yews.

Modifies a noun

  • mania: Set in Amsterdam during the tulip mania of the seventeenth century.
  • bulb: Yet in some parts of the world even in modern times, tulip bulbs have also been eaten in times of famine.
  • diagram: We had to follow a route book with tulip diagrams.
  • finger: This irritant effect is a component of the classical syndrome known as " tulip fingers " .
  • tree: Many of the fine old trees were planted by Alfred Fox including the two splendid tulip trees below the house.
  • flower: Single early tulips The single early tulips flower from early April onwards.

Noun used with modifier

  • plant: O come love these fearful warring armies & plant tulips deep inside their guns.
  • back: For a better explanation of what a bent back tulip is ( with added photos!
  • garden: The natural species from which modern garden tulips were derived are still a matter for speculation.

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