genus liriodendron

Noun
  1. Tulip trees (synset 111732622)
    is a type of: magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
    member holonym: canary whitewood, liriodendron tulipifera, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar - tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
    belongs to: family magnoliaceae, magnolia family, magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
    same as: liriodendron

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