tulip tree

noun

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

Similar
yellow poplarAmerican tulip treetulip poplarsaddle treewhitewoodfiddle-treecanary whitewoodLiriodendron tulipifera
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Meanings

nountulip tree (plural tulip trees)

plural tulip trees · alternative tuliptree · alternative tulip-tree

  1. biologyA North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

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

  2. biologyIndian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).
  3. biologyNile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).
  4. biologyAfrican tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

Similar
yellow poplarAmerican tulip treetulip poplarsaddle treewhitewoodfiddle-tree
Broader
tree

More synonyms by meaning

nountall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work

Similar
tulip poplaryellow poplarcanary whitewoodLiriodendron tulipifera
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree
Also see
american tulip treesaddleleaftulip poplaryellow poplar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tuliper de Virgínia
  • tuliper de VirgíniaLiriodendron tulipifera
Chinese Mandarin 北美鵝掌楸 /北美鹅掌楸
  • 北美鵝掌楸 /北美鹅掌楸 (Běiměiézhǎngqiū)Liriodendron tulipifera
Czech liliovník
  • liliovníkLiriodendron tulipifera
French tulipier
  • tulipierLiriodendron tulipifera
German Tulpenbaum, Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum
  • TulpenbaumLiriodendron tulipifera
  • Amerikanischer TulpenbaumLiriodendron tulipifera
Irish crann tiúilipí
  • crann tiúilipíLiriodendron tulipifera
Korean 백합나무, 튤립나무
  • 백합나무 (baekhamnamu)Liriodendron tulipifera
  • 튤립나무 (tyullimnamu)Liriodendron tulipifera
Polish tulipanowiec
  • tulipanowiecLiriodendron tulipifera
Swedish tulpanträd
  • tulpanträdLiriodendron tulipifera
Turkish lale ağacı
  • lale ağacıLiriodendron tulipifera
Cite this entry
APA

tulip tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20tree

MLA

“tulip tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tulip tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20tree.

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