liriodendron [ˌlɪrɪəʊˈdɛndrən]
n pl -drons, -dra [-drə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of the two deciduous trees of the magnoliaceous genus Liriodendron, the tulip trees of North America or China
[New Latin, from Greek leiron lily + dendron tree]
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| Noun | 1. |  Liriodendron - tulip trees magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms family Magnoliaceae, magnolia family, Magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar - tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work |
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