Tulips are brightly coloured flowers that grow in the spring, and have oval or pointed petals packed closely together.
tulip in British English
(ˈtjuːlɪp)
noun
1.
any spring-blooming liliaceous plant of the temperate Eurasian genus Tulipa, having tapering bulbs, long broad pointed leaves, and single showy bell-shaped flowers
2.
the flower or bulb of any of these plants
Derived forms
tulip-like (ˈtulip-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from New Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbend turban, which the opened bloom was thought to resemble
tulip in American English
(ˈtulɪp; ˈtjulɪp)
noun
1.
any of various bulb plants (genus Tulipa) of the lily family, mostly spring-blooming, with long, broad, pointed leaves and, usually, a single large, cup-shaped,variously colored flower
2.
the flower or bulb
Word origin
Fr tulipe (earlier tulipan) < Turk tülbend, turban: from the flower's resemblance to a turban