tulip bulb

Spring bloom's origin

A tulip bulb is the underground storage organ of a tulip plant, planted in fall to bloom in spring.

The term is historically associated with the Dutch tulip mania of the 1630s, when speculation drove single bulbs to extraordinary prices before the market collapsed—often cited as the first recorded speculative bubble.

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spring · spring planting · Netherlands · Holland · planting · soil · daffodil · crocus · hyacinth · perennial · cut flowers · digging · dormant · mania · speculation · Amsterdam · parrot · florist

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Opposites
plant propagation method

tulip bulbseed

Embryonic plant capsule

cutting · spore · seedling · acorn · kernel

plant structure position

tulip bulbblossom

Flower on fruit tree

bloom · petal · flower head · mature plant · cut flower

economic speculation history

tulip bulbblue-chip stock

Proven company's shares

gold standard · intrinsic value · treasury bond

Family

tulip, bulb, tulips, bulbs, bulbous

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G