tulip


Definition: Meaning of, tulip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtjuːlɪp /

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tulip tulips
[countable]
  1. a brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a BULB in spring
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tulip used in phrases

  • African tulip (noun)
    1. african plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
  • Cape tulip (noun)
    1. spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
  • Darwin tulip (noun)
    1. any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems
  • Mexican tulip poppy (noun)
    1. native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage
  • blue tulip (noun)
    1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
  • candlestick tulip (noun)
    1. eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
  • cottage tulip (noun)
    1. any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously coloured flowers
  • desert mariposa tulip (noun)
    1. mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion, orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
  • dwarf tulip (noun)
    1. small early blooming tulip
  • lady tulip (noun)
    1. eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
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