noun
Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs
• Syn: ↑genus Tulipa
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑tulip
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\\ˈt(y)üləpə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a large genus of Eurasian bulbous herbs (family Liliaceae) having coated bulbs, linear or broadly lanceolate leaves, and commonly a single showy flower with six equal perianth segments and six hypogynous stamens — see tulip
Useful english dictionary. 2012.