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LARGE-FLOWERING MAGNOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does large-flowering magnolia mean? 

LARGE-FLOWERING MAGNOLIA (noun)
  The noun LARGE-FLOWERING MAGNOLIA has 1 sense:

1. evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowersplay

  Familiarity information: LARGE-FLOWERING MAGNOLIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LARGE-FLOWERING MAGNOLIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bull bay; evergreen magnolia; large-flowering magnolia; Magnolia grandiflora; southern magnolia

Hypernyms ("large-flowering magnolia" is a kind of...):

magnolia (any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms)


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