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ELKWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does elkwood mean?
• ELKWOOD (noun)
The noun ELKWOOD 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: ELKWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("elkwood" 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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