magnolia family
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～ subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
Magnolia grandiflora
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～ evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
magnolia
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～ any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
Magnolia fraseri
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～ small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips
Magnolia macrophylla
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～ 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
magnoliid dicot genus
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～ genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
magnoliid dicot family
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～ family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Magnoliidae
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～ a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder