tulip tree meaning: definition | English Dictionary

tulip tree

noun

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

Synonyms: yellow poplar, American tulip tree, tulip poplar, saddle tree, whitewood, fiddle-tree
Derived terms: American tulip tree
Hypernyms: tree