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A '''tulip''' is a [[flowering plant]] of the [[lily]] [[baraminology|family]].  It grows from a [[bulb]] and produces [[flower]]s and [[leaf|leaves]] in the [[spring]].  It is a popular [[garden]] plant; the bulbs are planted in the [[autumn]].  It is hardy in [[plant hardiness zone|zones 3-8]].<ref>[http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/bulb/tulip/ Tulip, species]</ref><ref name="flowerexpert.com">http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/tulips</ref>

A '''tulip''' is a [[flowering plant]] of the [[lily]] [[baraminology|family]].  It grows from a [[bulb]] and produces [[flower]]s and [[leaf|leaves]] in the [[spring]].  It is a popular [[garden]] plant; the bulbs are planted in the [[autumn]].  It is hardy in [[plant hardiness zone|zones 3-8]].<ref>[http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/bulb/tulip/ Tulip, species]</ref><ref name="flowerexpert.com">http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/tulips</ref>

Tulips were first cultivated in the area of the [[Ottoman Empire]] (modern day [[Turkey]]).  There they were considered an important symbol of virginal purity and given to new brides upon their betrothal.  From there tulips spread to Europe, were the incredible beauty with which God endowed them set off a speculative fury in [[Holland]] known as [[tulip mania|tulipomania]].<ref name="flowerexpert.com">http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/tulips</ref>

Tulips were first cultivated in the area of the [[Ottoman Empire]] (modern day [[Turkey]]).  There they were considered an important symbol of virginal purity and given to new brides upon their betrothal.  From there tulips spread to Europe, were the incredible beauty with which God endowed them set off a speculative fury in [[Holland]] known as [[tulip mania|tulipomania]].<ref name="flowerexpert.com"/>

==See also==

==See also==

For the acronym '''TULIP,''' see [[Calvinism]].

For the acronym '''TULIP,''' see [[Calvinism]].