tulip tree

tu·lip tree

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-lip, tyoo- tree]
- /ˈtu lɪp, ˈtyu- tri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-lip, tyoo- tree]
- /ˈtu lɪp, ˈtyu- tri/

Definitions of tulip tree words

noun tulip tree Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 1
noun tulip tree African tulip tree. 1
noun tulip tree a North American magnoliaceous forest tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, having tulip-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and long conelike fruits 0
noun tulip tree a similar and related Chinese tree, L. chinense 0
noun tulip tree any of various other trees with tulip-shaped flowers, such as the magnolia 0
noun tulip tree a North American forest tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family, with tulip-shaped, greenish-yellow flowers and conelike fruit 0

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Origin of tulip tree

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Tulip tree

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tulip tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tulip tree usage trend in Literature

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