tulip poplar

noun

1
: tulip tree sense 1
2
: tulipwood sense 1

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This simple, sturdy bed frame is made in Athens, Georgia, from tulip poplar. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 6 May 2026 Unlike tulip poplars, beech trees can survive in the lower light strata created by the massive oak-grove canopy. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025 Oaks, hickories, tulip poplars and other hardwoods, leafless only a week ago, are quickly donning their bright green canopies. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026 The tulip poplar, or tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), isn’t a true poplar but is related to magnolia trees. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tulip poplar

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tulip poplar was in 1847

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