Tū'lip, n.

n. [Fr. tulipe, Sp. tulipa, tulipan, It. tulipano, N. Lat. tulipa, Dan. tulipan, Sw. tulpan, Ger. tulpe, D. tulp, from Turk. & Per. tulbend, dulbend, i. e., a turban; — so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban.] A bulbous plant, of the genus Tulipa, producing flowers of great beauty and of a variety of colors, much cultivated as an ornamental plant.