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tulip tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
tulip tree
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

noun

Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).

noun

Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).

noun

African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

Inflected Forms

tulip trees (plural) tuliptree (alternative) tulip-tree (alternative)

Phrases

American tulip tree

Synonyms

yellow poplar American tulip tree tulip poplar saddle tree whitewood fiddle-tree canary whitewood liriodendron tulipifera

Questions

What does tulip tree mean?
A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

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