tulip tree
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tulip tree
noun tulip trees · tuliptree · tulip-tree
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A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.
Similar: yellow poplar, American tulip tree, tulip poplar, saddle tree, whitewood, fiddle-tree
- Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).
- Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).
- African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).
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noun Liriodendron tulipifera
| 한국어 | 백합나무 baekhamnamu, 튤립나무 tyullimnamu |
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| 中文 | 北美鵝掌楸 /北美鹅掌楸 Běiměiézhǎngqiū |
| Français | tulipier |
| Deutsch | Tulpenbaum, Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum |
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title = {tulip tree},
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