tulip

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1. tulip - Noun

2. Tulip - Proper noun

Meaning

Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.

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When April winds Grew soft, the maple burst into a flush Of scarlet flowers. The tulip tree, high up, Opened in airs of June her multitude Of golden chalices to humming-birds And silken-wing'd insects of the sky. William Cullen Bryant

Going to work just looked crazy. Eating another meal, ever, made about as much sense as planting tulip bulbs in the shadow of a falling atom bomb. Chuck Palahniuk

Sensing the approaching danger, the snail flees. But in a world of snail paces, the conch is something of a Ferrari. It calls for desperate measures. Exhausted by the effort of its last-ditch attempt, the tulip snail is slowly... gunned... down. David Attenborough

When will my soul forget the look With which one single stem she took From out the wreath?-a tulip flower; But, touch'd as by some withering power, The painted leaves were drooping round The rich but burning heart they bound. Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail. French Proverb

The fireside is the tulip bed of a winter day. Persian Proverb

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