tulip
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Modern Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban”), from Persian دلبند (dolband), also the root of turban; cognate with Mazandarani تولیپ (“tulip”).
Noun [edit]
tulip (plural tulips)
- A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- 1876 — "The Tulip Mania", Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. CCCXL, April 1876, Vol. LII.
- "The sturdy burghers of Holland took the tulip mania so badly that single bulbs that could not flower till another year would sell for more than $2000 apiece."
- 1876 — "The Tulip Mania", Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. CCCXL, April 1876, Vol. LII.
- The flower of this plant.
Translations [edit]
plant
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See also [edit]
Tulip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tulipa on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Tulipa
Tulipa on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Tulipa