ELK-WOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elk-wood mean? 

• ELK-WOOD (noun)
  The noun ELK-WOOD has 1 sense:

1. small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches

  Familiarity information: ELK-WOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELK-WOOD (noun)

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Meaning:

Small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

elk-wood; elkwood; Magnolia tripetala; umbrella magnolia; umbrella tree

Hypernyms ("elk-wood" is a kind of...):

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