Tulip Definition

to͝olĭp, tyo͝o-
tulips
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The flower or bulb.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
(religion) Mnemonic for five-point Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints.
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Other Word Forms of Tulip

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Singular:
tulip
Plural:
tulips

Origin of Tulip

  • From German or Dutch tulpe, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban"), from Persian دلبند (dolband), also the root of turban; cognate with Mazanderani تولیپ (“tulip").

    From Wiktionary

  • French tulipe alteration of tulipan from Ottoman Turkish tülbend muslin, gauze, turban (from the shape of the opened flower) from Persian dulband turban

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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