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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. tulip trees;
[syn: Liriodendron, genus Liriodendron]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\ (l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. Liriodendra (-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Liriodendron n 1: tulip trees [syn: Liriodendron, genus Liriodendron]