PREFERRED TERM
Tulip
DEFINITION
- n. A term formely known as "tulipa". A representation of the the bulbous plant of the genus Tulipa (N.O. Liliaceæ) introduced from Turkey into Western Europe in the 16th cent., and since extensively cultivated in very numerous varieties, blooming in spring, with broad bell-shaped or cup-shaped, usually erect, showy flowers, of various colours and markings; also, the flower itself.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
BELONGS TO GROUP
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Tulipe
French
Tulipano
Italian
Tulipán
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/786
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