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MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Magnolia macrophylla mean? 

MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA (noun)
  The noun MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA has 1 sense:

1. large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the baseplay

  Familiarity information: MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

great-leaved macrophylla; large-leaved cucumber tree; large-leaved magnolia; Magnolia macrophylla

Hypernyms ("Magnolia macrophylla" 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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