tulip poplar

noun

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Dogwood and tulip poplar lost their leaves in July. Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Tennessee is a beautiful state, especially in the fall, when tulip poplars, sugar maples and hickory trees turn bright red, gold and copper, making the drive as joyful as the destination. Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 As the oaks begin to dominate as the trail bottoms, tulip poplars become diminished, replaced by understory beech trees. Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025 The leaves of tulip poplar in the forests started to brown in mid-August, several weeks earlier than normal. Patrick Megonigal, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025 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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“Tulip poplar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tulip%20poplar. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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