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5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
originFrom Middle French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0