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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tu·lip n.  Bot. Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa.  Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
 Tulip tree. (a) A large American tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium tiliaceum syn. Hibiscus tiliaceum).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tulip tree
      n : 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
          [syn: tulip poplar, yellow poplar, canary whitewood,
           Liriodendron tulipifera]