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Webster 1913 Edition

(tū′lĭp)

Noun.

[F.

tulipe

, OF. also

tulipan

, It.

tulipano

tulipa

, from Turk.

tulbend

dulbend

, literally, a turban, Per.

dulband

; – so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See

(Bot.)

Any plant of the liliaceous genus

Tulipa

. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.

Noun.

[L. tulipa.] A plant and a flower of the genus Tulipa, of a great variety of colors, and much cultivated for its beauty.