Liriodendron definitions

Liriodendron

1) Genus liriodendron 2) Magnoliid dicot genus
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Liriodendron n (Myaamia: oonseentia) is a genus of two species of characteristically large deciduous trees in the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree or tuliptree for their large flowers superficially resembling tulips, though they are not closely related to the true tulips. The Latin Lirioden...
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Liriodendron

[Bel Air, Maryland] Liriodendron is a historic home and estate located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was the summer home of Laetitia and Dr Howard Kelly, a successful surgeon and founding member of the Johns Hopkins Medical College, and comprises the mansion named Liriodendron; the Graybeal-Kelly House; a circa 183...
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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.
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Liriodendron

(from the article `Magnoliales`) ...United States, Central America, northern South America, and Brazil. The largest genera are Magnolia (80 species), Talauma (50 species), and ...
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Liriodendron

(Tulip Magnolia, Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree, Whitewood) Liriodendron consists of two deciduous (leaf-losing) trees called Tulip Trees. One, L. Tulipifera, is a native of the eastern U.S. and the other, L. chinense, is from China. The American Tulip Tree is a very attractive tree that can grow up to 100 feet high. The leaves have an intere...
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liriodendron

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Lily + tree. ... <botany> 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. ... Source: Websters ...
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Liriodendron

Lir`i·o·den'dron (lĭr`ĭ*o*dĕn'drŏn) noun ; plural Liriodendra (- drȧ). [ New Latin , from Greek lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.] (Botany) A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America, having smooth, shin...
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