tulip

A bulb-grown plant with a colourful flower.

Played on 8 October 2026 · Day 33 · word 2 of 5

A turban behind a flower name

How tulip reached English

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The New Latin flower name tulipa was taken from Turkish tülbent, turban. English tulip follows the Latin form.

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