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Webster 1913 Edition
Liriodendron
‖
Lirˊi-o-den′dron
(lĭrˊĭ-ō̍-dĕn′drŏn)
, Noun.
pl.
Liriodendra
(-drȧ)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
λείριον
lily + δένδρον
tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; – called also
canoewood
. Liriodendron tulipifera
is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. Definition 2024
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
See also: liriodendron
Translingual
Proper noun
Liriodendron n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Magnoliaceae – the two species of tulip tree.
Synonyms
- (genus): tulip tree, tuliptree, tulip-tree; yellow poplar, tulip poplar; canoewood, saddle-leaf tree, white wood
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Magnoliales - order; Magnoliaceae - family; Liriodendroidae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Liriodendron chinense, Liriodendron tulipifera - species
liriodendron
liriodendron
See also: Liriodendron
English
Noun
liriodendron (plural liriodendrons)
- Any of several large North American trees, of the genus Liriodendron, that have tulip-like flowers; especially Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip tree