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Definition of: tulipomania
(t
′lip·ə·mā′nē·ə, -mān′yə, ty′-) noun
A craze for the acquisition of cultivation of tulips; specifically, that which arose in Holland early in the 17th century and which spread into wild speculation like an epidemic. [<tulipo- (<TULIP) + -MANIA]
—tu′lip·o·ma′ni·ac noun
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