Darwin tulip

Darwin tulip

noun
a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.

Origin:
1885–90; named after C. R. Darwin
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darwin tulip

noun
any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems 
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