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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In the lead-up to summer, tulip trees and hop trees become dotted with small, black cocoons around the eastern Great Lakes.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Brown recommends looking out for the tulip trees with pale green and orange flowers.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
These are characterized by temperate deciduous forest species such as tulip trees, oaks, and hickories.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Other native tree alternatives include tulip trees and serviceberries.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Brown recommends looking out for the tulip trees with pale green and orange flowers.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
These are characterized by temperate deciduous forest species such as tulip trees, oaks, and hickories.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Other native tree alternatives include tulip trees and serviceberries.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Tulip tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tulip%20tree. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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