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SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southern magnolia mean?
• SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (noun)
The noun SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA has 1 sense:
1. evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
Familiarity information: SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("southern 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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