Flower at the center of a financial bubble in the 1630s (5)

I believe the answer is:

tulip

(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include ""Dutch" flower" , "Liliaceous bulb" , "(Dutch) bloom" , "cause of mania once" , "Flower of the Netherlands" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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