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Tulipan

Noted by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, son of a Flemish lord and ambassador of the Holy Roman empire appointed to Istanbul, who allegedly described the flower as such for its crown-like petals reminded him of the tülbend (turban).

Image source: https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/201502/the.busbecq.letters.htm