Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tularaemia

n. (US tularemia) a severe infectious disease of animals transmissible to man, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella tularense and characterized by ulcers at the site of infection, fever, and loss of weight. Derivatives tularaemic adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Tulare County in California, where it was first observed TULIP n. 1 any bulbous spring-flowering plant of the genus Tulipa, esp. one of the many cultivated forms with showy cup-shaped flowers of various colours and markings. 2 a flower of this plant. Phrases and idioms tulip-root a disease of oats etc. causing the base of the stem to swell. tulip-tree any of various trees esp. of the genus Liriodendron, producing tulip-like flowers . tulip-wood a fine-grained pale timber produced by the N. American tree Liriodendron tulipifera. Etymology: orig. tulipa(n) f. mod.L tulipa f. Turk. tul(i)band f. Pers. dulband TURBAN (from the shape of the expanded flower)