Definition of liriodendron Liriodendron
lir•i•o•den•dron
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What does liriodendron mean?
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| liriodendron - tulip trees | ||
| genus Liriodendron | ||
| magnoliid dicot genus genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms | ||
| family magnoliaceae, magnolia family, magnoliaceae subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- liriodendron (n.)
A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also canoewood. Liriodendron tulipifera is the only extant species, but there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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liriodendron
lir-i-ō-den′dron, n. a North American tree, sometimes above 100 feet in height, having close bark, large four-lobed leaves, and greenish-yellow flowers, something like a tulip.—Also Tulip-tree. [Gr. leirion, a lily, dendron, a tree.]
