- tulip - any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
--1 is a kind of liliaceous plant
--1 is a member of Tulipa, genus Tulipa
--1 has particulars:dwarf tulip, Tulipa armena, Tulipa suaveolens; lady tulip, candlestick tulip, Tulipa clusiana; Tulipa gesneriana; cottage tulip; Darwin tulip