tulip
/ˈtulɪp/
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standard/ˈtjuːlɪp/
tulip noun: a type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
Noun (1)
tulip (plural tulips)
- A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- "The sturdy burghers of Holland took the tulip mania so badly that single bulbs that could not flower till another year would sell for more than $2000 apiece."1876 April, “The Tulip Mania”, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume LII, number CCCXL
- He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The flower of this plant.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Tulip
Tulip (plural Tulips)
- A surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tulip
Tulip
- A female given name from English, of rare usage.
- Tiny Tim, who trilled his way to fame with his high‐pitched rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” has named his daughter, born last Monday, Tulip Victoria Khaury.1971 May 15, Albin Krebs, “Notes on People”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2020
- Neil and Clare are extremely happy to announce the safe arrival of their daughter Evangeline Tulip born Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at 10.04am, weighing 8lb. 2oz.2009 June 12, “[Birth Announcements] DODDS: Evangeline Tulip”, in Isle of Wight County Press, Newport, Isle of Wight, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1
Noun (2) capitalized: TULIP
TULIP
- Acronym for the Five Points of Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
tulip meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
tulip in Hindi
- plant
- ट्यूलिप ṭyūlip, लाला lālā
tulip in Tamil
- plant
- துலிப் tulip
tulip in Urdu
- plant
- لالہ lāla
tulip in Telugu
- తులిప్, ట్యూలిప్
More languagesFewer languages
- tulip in Malayalam
- തുലിപ്, ട്യൂലിപ്
- tulip in Kannada
- ಬಣ್ಣದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೂವು, ಟ್ಯುಲಿಪ್ ಹೂವು
- tulip in Punjabi
- ਟਿਊਲਿਪ, ਟ੍ਯੂਲਿਪ
- tulip in Gujarati
- ટ્યૂલિપ, ટ્યુલિપ, ટ્યૂલીપ
- tulip in Odia
- ଟ୍ଯ଼ୁଲିପ୍, ଟ୍ଯ଼ୁଲିପ
- tulip in Arabic
- لَعْلَع laʕlaʕ, تُولِيب tūlīb
- tulip in Malay
- tulip
- tulip in Indonesian
- tulip
- tulip in Persian
- لاله lâle
- tulip in Thai
- ทิวลิป thiu lip
- tulip in Vietnamese
- uất kim hương, uất kim cương, tulip, tu-líp
Examples of tulip in a sentence
- It remains to be seen whether the current valuations in certain sectors will turn out to be a tulip mania.
- Those tulip bulbs have taken root.
- When you get to the curve, allow the shorts to naturally tulip open.
Forms of tulip
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tulips |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tulips |
Origin of tulip
From Middle French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.
Unexplained, but possibly a late formation from tulip.
From tulip.
Words formed from tulip
Phrases with tulip
Questions about tulip
- What does tulip mean?
- Tulip means a type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- What is tulip in Hindi?
- Tulip in Hindi is ट्यूलिप (ṭyūlip), लाला (lālā). See Tulip meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tulip?
- Tulip can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tulip?
- Tulip is pronounced /ˈtulɪp/ (US).
- What is the plural of tulip?
- The plural of tulip is tulips.
Words near tulip in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tulip (page history and authors); Tulip (page history and authors); TULIP (page history and authors); tulip (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tulip (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tulip (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tulip (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tulip (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tulip (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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