Definition of Magnolia tripetala

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

Exact synonyms: Elk-wood, Elkwood, Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella Tree
Generic synonyms: Magnolia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnolia Tripetala

Magnesia
Magnesian
Magnesians
Magnetic North
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnificat
Magnitogorsk
Magnolia
Magnolia State
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia fraseri
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia soulangiana
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia tripetala
Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Magnoliidae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnox
Magnoxes
Magnus
Magnus' sign
Magpie
Magpies
Magritte
Magrittean
Mags

Literary usage of Magnolia tripetala

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collections for an Essay Towards a Materia Medica of the United States by Benjamin Smith Barton (1900)
"... 12 Headache induced by magnolia tripetala, 14 Hart, Jonathan, Major, ... Pennsylvania IQ Mountain-tea, 20 NAUSEA induced by magnolia tripetala, . ..."

2. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"magnolia tripetala likewise blooms in late May and early June in its home in America. Except Magnolia macro- phylla, there is no larger-leaved native ..."

3. Useful and Ornamental Planting by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1832)
"magnolia tripetala, umbrella-tree, is found in soils deep and fertile in the northern parts of New York, and is common on some of the islands of the river ..."

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