From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtuliptu‧lip /ˈtjuːlɪp $ ˈtuː-/ noun [countable] 
HBPa brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring
HBPa brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in springExamples from the Corpus
tulip• An all-white spring garden of azaleas, tulips and iris can be soothing.• Black chenille thick sweater with colourful tulip motif, £396.• Hyacinths, narcissi, crocuses and certain types of tulips are the most widely planted bulbs for indoor displays.• There are vases of tulips and bowls of fruit, a bone china tea set and a stack of decorated hatboxes.• Red tulips could continue this color scheme in spring, red salvias in summer.• The tulip trees, the bowers.• The median strip on Park was a swath of yellow tulips.• The party has run out of posters and have asked supporters to put a daffodil or yellow tulip in their windows.Origin tulip (1500-1600) Modern Latin tulipa, from Turkish tülbend “turban”; from the shape of the flower 