English noun: Liriodendron tulipifera | |||
1. | Liriodendron tulipifera (plant) tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work | ||
Synonyms | canary whitewood, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Liriodendron, Liriodendron | ||
Substance holonym | true tulipwood, tulipwood, white poplar, whitewood, yellow poplar | ||