Library / English Dictionary

TULIPA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs

Synonyms:

genus Tulipa; Tulipa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Tulipa" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Meronyms (members of "Tulipa"):

tulip (any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower)

Holonyms ("Tulipa" is a member of...):

family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)

Credits