tulip tree

== English == === Alternative forms === tuliptree, tulip-tree === Noun === tulip tree (plural tulip trees) (botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae. (botany) Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae). (botany) Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae). (botany) African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae). ==== Synonyms ==== (North American tree): yellow poplar, American tulip tree, tulip poplar, saddle tree, whitewood, fiddle-tree ==== Hypernyms ==== tree ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Tulip tree (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Thespesia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Liriodendron tulipifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Liriodendron tulipifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Markhamia lutea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Thespesia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Spathodea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies tulip tree at USDA Plants database === Anagrams === pretulite