The Emergence Machine

Tulip

physical · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

A tulip is a type of flowering plant that grows from the ground, its petals and leaves unfolding from the plant's reproductive structure.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Tulip” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Tulip”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0TulipFlowerPlantReproductionAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesTulipL8FlowerL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Flower L7 (requires)
    Tulip is a flowering plant