Meaning & use

tulip

noun·Everyday

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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