Meaning & use
tulip
A spring-flowering bulb plant with a single cup-shaped flower on a tall, smooth stem.
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Rows of red and yellow tulips lined the path through the botanical garden.
The Netherlands is famous worldwide for its tulip farms and flower markets.
A note on using this word
Tulip mania in the 1600s Netherlands is often cited as one of history's first speculative market bubbles.
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