tulip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin tulipa < Turkish tülbend < Persian دلبند (dolband), also the root of turban; cognate with Mazandarani تولیپ (“‘tulip’”).

[edit] Noun

tulip (plural tulips)

1. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
2. The flower of this plant.

[edit] Quotations

• 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."

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ilptu
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