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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 base
Familiarity information: MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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