| tulip | <botany> Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. Tulip tree. A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium, or Hibiscus, tiliaceum). Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tulip-eared | <zoology> Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; said of certain dogs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tulip-shell | <zoology> A large, handsomely coloured, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tulipomania | <psychiatry> A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage. In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock Exchange of London. Origin: Tulip + mania. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tulipomaniac | One who is affected with tulipomania. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tulipwood | <botany> The beautiful rose-coloured striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |