tulip tree

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tuliptree flower and foliage

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tulip tree (plural tulip trees)

  1. (botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.
  2. (botany) Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).
  3. (botany) Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).
  4. (botany) African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

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