tulip poplar

/ˌtuləp ˌpɑplər/

Other forms: tulip poplars

Definitions of tulip poplar

1. noun

   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: Liriodendron tulipifera, canary whitewood, tulip tree, yellow poplar

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary