Tulip

tū′lip, n. a genus of bulbous plants of the order Liliaceæ , with over forty species, having highly-coloured bell-shaped flowers.— adj. Tū′lip-eared , prick-eared, as a dog.— ns. Tulipomā′nia , a craze for the cultivation of tulips; Tū′lip-tree , a large North American tree, having tulip-like flowers; Tū′lip-wood , the soft, fine, straight-grained wood of the tulip-tree. [O. Fr. tulipe , tulippe , tulip an —Turk. tulbend , a turban.]