tulip
nounHow many syllables in tulip?
There are 2 syllables in the word tulip.How to pronounce tulip:
Definition of tulip:
- tulip (noun):
- the flower or bulb of a tulip
- any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
- any of a genus (tulipa) of eurasian bulbous herbs of the lily family that have linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and are widely grown for their showy flowers
Synonyms for tulip:
candlestick tulip
darwin tulip
dwarf tulip
genus tulipa
lady tulip
liliaceous plant
tulipa
tulipa armena
tulipa clusiana
tulipa gesneriana
tulipa suaveolens
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