tulip tree

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

   Tulpenbaum, Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum

   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

2. Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).

3. Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).

4. African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).

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