Any of several bulbous plants of the genus Tulipa, native chiefly to Asia and widely cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers. The flower of any of these plants. |
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In the United States we associate tulips with Holland, both the flower and its name originated in the Middle East, where both are associated with turbans. Tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century; the word tulip, which earlier in English appeared in such forms as tulipa or tulipant, came to us by way of French tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tulipa, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend, "muslin, gauze." (Our word turban, first recorded in English in the 16th century, can also be traced to Ottoman Turkish tulbend.) The Turkish word for gauze, with which turbans can be wrapped, seems to have been used for the flower because a fully opened tulip was thought to resemble a turban. Do you have a website about tulips which isn't listed with other known websites? Make it Known! Send us an email at info@known.com with your website information and we'll be happy to "Make Your Website Known"! Search Known Websites
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