tulip

IPA: tˈuɫʌp

A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
The flower of this plant.
(religion, mnemonic) Acronym for five-point Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
A surname.

Examples of "tulip" in Sentences

My gardener has grown an unusual one called a tulip.
That center strip has never looked so good, even in tulip season.
The name tulip comes from dulband, the Persian word for turban, suggestive perhaps of the flower's shape.
Trade in tulip bulbs was conducted through futures contracts: Buyers agreed to pay a fixed price for tulip bulbs at some point in the future.
Kant insists again and again on the linguistic character of aesthetic judgement, on the somewhat mysterious need to render a judgement that, for example, this tulip is beautiful.