tulip tree
noun
1
: a tall North American timber tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) of the magnolia family having large greenish-yellow tulip-shaped flowers and soft white wood used especially for cabinetwork and woodenware
called also tulip poplar, yellow poplar
2
: any of various trees other than the tulip tree with tulip-shaped flowers
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Will prisons and gallows not take the place of the open hut and the tall tulip tree where the bird built its nest?
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources suggests looking for morels near dead elms, tulip trees and in beech-maple forests.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 24 Apr. 2025
From the front, the striking white stucco exterior walls, pitched roof lines, fanciful turret and dramatic circular driveway — not to mention tulip trees — are just a preamble to the contemporary elegance found inside.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
In the lead-up to summer, tulip trees and hop trees become dotted with small, black cocoons around the eastern Great Lakes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources suggests looking for morels near dead elms, tulip trees and in beech-maple forests.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 24 Apr. 2025
From the front, the striking white stucco exterior walls, pitched roof lines, fanciful turret and dramatic circular driveway — not to mention tulip trees — are just a preamble to the contemporary elegance found inside.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
In the lead-up to summer, tulip trees and hop trees become dotted with small, black cocoons around the eastern Great Lakes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Tulip tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tulip%20tree. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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