Tulip tree

tulip tree
    n 1: 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 tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
         {canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
    

Tulip \Tu"lip\ (t[=u]"l[i^]p), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan,
   It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally,
   a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of
   the form of this flower to a turban. See {Turban}.] (Bot.)
   Any plant of the liliaceous genus {Tulipa}. Many varieties
   are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
   [1913 Webster]

   {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}).
       [1913 Webster + PJC]