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noun
Liriodendron tulipifera, a species of tree in the magnolia family, found in North America, with pale green or yellow leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tulip tree, tulip poplar, canary whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
noun
light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tulipwood, true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
History
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