the tulip-tree; a genus of the polygynia order, belonging to the polyandria class of of plants.—There is but one species, viz. the *tulipifera*, a native of America. This rises with a large upright trunk, branching 40 or 50 feet high, having large lobed alternate leaves, of three lobes, the middle one truncated, those of the sides rounded; and from the ends of the branches bell-shaped flowers, composed of six petals in a double series, spotted with green, red, white, and yellow, appearing in July, and succeeded by large conic fruit, not ripening in this country. In the countries of North America where they are natives, these trees are known by the name of *poplar*, and grow to a great size. Mr Catesby tells us, that in Carolina some are met with of 30 feet in circumference, with irregular and unequal boughs, which distinguish them at a distance, even when they are stripped of their leaves. Their timber is of great use, particularly for making the boats called *perianques*.