tulip-tree

Noun

tulip tree (plural tulip trees)

1. A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odor, of the family Magnoliaceae.

   Synonyms:

   yellow poplar, American tulip tree, tulip poplar, saddle tree, whitewood, fiddle-tree

2. Indian tulip tree, a tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, family Malvaceae).
3. Nile tulip tree (Markhamia lutea, family Bignoniaceae).
4. African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata, of family Bignoniaceae).