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tulip

tu.lip \'t(y)u:-l*p\ n [NL Tulipa, fr. Turk tu:lbend turban] : any of a 
   genus (Tulipa) of Eurasian bulbous herbs of the lily fami ly with linear or 
   broadly lanceolate leaves widely grown for their showy flowers; also : the 
   flower or bulb of a tulip