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Meaning Of 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.