tulip
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tu·lip /ˈtjuːlɪp $ ˈtuː-/ noun [countable] 
HBPa brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring 郁金香（花） →5 see picture at 见图 flower1
HBPa brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring 郁金香（花） →5 see picture at 见图 flower1Examples from the Corpus
tulip• An all-white spring garden of azaleas, tulips and iris can be soothing.• Black chenille thick sweater with colourful tulip motif, £396.• Hyacinths, narcissi, crocuses and certain types of tulips are the most widely planted bulbs for indoor displays.• There are vases of tulips and bowls of fruit, a bone china tea set and a stack of decorated hatboxes.• Red tulips could continue this color scheme in spring, red salvias in summer.• The tulip trees, the bowers.• The median strip on Park was a swath of yellow tulips.• The party has run out of posters and have asked supporters to put a daffodil or yellow tulip in their windows.Origin tulip (1500-1600) Modern Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbend “turban”; from the shape of the flowertu·lip nounChineseSyllable
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tulip
tu‧lip /ˈtjuːləp, ˈtjuːlɪp $ ˈtuː-/
noun [countable]
a brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring
tu‧lip /ˈtjuːləp, ˈtjuːlɪp $ ˈtuː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: tulipa, from Turkish tülbend 'turban'; from the shape of the flower
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: tulipa, from Turkish tülbend 'turban'; from the shape of the flower
a brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring
