tu·lip (t  l p, ty-)n. 1. Any of several bulbous plants of the genus Tulipa, native chiefly to Asia and widely cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers. 2. The flower of any of these plants. [French tulipe, alteration of tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend, muslin, gauze, turban (from the shape of the opened flower), from Persian dulband, turban.] Word History: Although we associate tulips with Holland, both the flower and its name originated in the Middle East, where both are associated with turbans. Tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century; the word tulip, which earlier in English appeared in such forms as tulipa or tulipant, came to us by way of French tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tul  pa, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend, "muslin, gauze." (Our word turban, first recorded in English in the 16th century, can also be traced to Ottoman Turkish tülbend.) The Turkish word for gauze, with which turbans can be wrapped, seems to have been used for the flower because a fully opened tulip was thought to resemble a turban. |
tulip [ˈtjuːlɪp]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any spring-blooming liliaceous plant of the temperate Eurasian genus Tulipa, having tapering bulbs, long broad pointed leaves, and single showy bell-shaped flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the flower or bulb of any of these plants
[from New Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbend turban, which the opened bloom was thought to resemble]
tulip-like adj
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| Noun | 1. |  tulip - any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flowerliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber genus Tulipa, Tulipa - Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs candlestick tulip, lady tulip, Tulipa clusiana - Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base Tulipa gesneriana - tall late blooming tulip cottage tulip - any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers Darwin tulip - any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems |
Translations
tulip
n tulip [ˈtjuːlip]
a kind of plant with brightly-coloured cup-shaped flowers, grown from a bulb. tulp خُزامى، زَنْبَق лале tulipán tulipan die Tulpe τουλίπα tulipán tulp لاله tulppaani tulipe צִבעוֹנִי ट्यूलिप tulipan tulipán tulip túlípani tulipano チューリップ 튤립 tulpė tulpe tulip tulp tulipan tulipan tulipa lalea тюльпан tulipán tulipan tulipan tulpan ไม้ดอกทิวลิป lâle 鬱金香(花) тюльпан گل لالہ hoa tuy líp 郁金香（花）
tulip → توليب tulipán tulipan Tulpe τουλίπα tulipán tulppaani tulipe tulipan tulipano チューリップ 튤립 tulp tulipan tulipan tulipa тюльпан tulpan ดอกทิวลิป lale cây uất kim hương 郁金香
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