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Alternative forms

• tuliptree, tulip-tree

Noun

tulip tree ‎(plural tulip trees)

1. A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour.
2. A West Indian malvaceous tree in genus Thespesia.
3. Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip tree, in family Bignoniaceae
4. Spathodea, the African tulip tree, a genus in family Bignoniaceae

Synonyms

• (North American tree): yellow poplar, tulip poplar
• (West Indian tree):
• (Nile tulip tree):
• (African tulip tree):

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