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mountain magnolia
noun
- a tree, Magnolia fraseri, of the southeastern United States, having fragrant, creamy-white flowers from 9 to 11 inches (23 to 28 centimeters) across.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mountain magnolia1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
Among its local names are pointed-leaf magnolia, black lin, magnolia, and mountain magnolia.
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The mountain magnolia flaunted its great petals of waxen while and the wild rose nodded its frail face everywhere.
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Her hands, Gordon thought, were like folded buds of the mountain magnolia.
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