tulip tree
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈtuːlɪp triː/
- US
:
árbol tulipán
- Hundred-foot tulip trees blanket the sky with a translucent dark green, and the bald face of the Manhattan schist rises abruptly to one of the highest natural spots on the island.
- tulip tree and maple
- tulip trees and oaks
- branches of the tulip tree
There Emily Dickinson pressed a leaf from a Tulip tree.
- There Emily Dickinson pressed a leaf from a Tulip tree.
Examples
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They walked down the creek bank beyond the pasture and then stopped in a mixed stand of oak and tulip trees.
Fiction book (1997) -
Just behind the Nature Center is a forested trail with a number of huge tulip trees.
Academic text (2010) -
Safely in the middle of the middle block, the only thing that stands out is the wild army of tulip trees in the front yard.
Fiction book (1997) -
Today, my neighbor's tulip tree is full of beautiful blooms.
Blog text (6) -
A tulip tree shaded her there, and she stood inside that shadow, turning slowly and taking in the peeling pink on the museum's walls.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mostly, though, I think about the beauty of the woods: maples, tulip trees, oaks, black cherries, birches.
Fiction book (1996) -
A broad street, fringed with grass and tulip trees, goes inland, and on either side are massive white buildings with arched and pillared arcades.
Blog text (22) -
In spring, the tulip tree blooms with striking greenish-yellow flowers that attract many bees.
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The tall tulip tree in the park provides shade for families during the hot summer days.
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When visiting the forest, I was amazed by the enormous tulip tree standing majestically among the other trees.
Synonyms
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A tall North American tree with tulip-shaped yellow-green flowers and soft white wood used for furniture
A tall tree from North America that loses its leaves and has greenish-yellow tulip-shaped flowers
A tall North American tree with tulip-shaped yellow-green flowers and soft white wood used for furniture
A tall North American tree with tulip-shaped yellow flowers and soft white wood used for cabinets
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tree with tulip-like flowers' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tulip' + 'tree' — a straightforward noun+noun compound describing a type of tree. This compounding pattern (e.g. 'apple tree', 'cherry tree') is common in English and across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Tulip tree is named for the large, cup-shaped flowers that look like a tulip on a tall tree. So the name simply means 'tree with tulip-like flowers'.