magnolia family
noun
the plant family Magnoliaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers with a spiral arrangement of their floral parts, and conelike fruit, and including the cucumber tree, magnolia, tulip tree, and umbrella tree.
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Nearby words
- magnitogorsk,
- magnitude,
- magnitudinous,
- magnocellular,
- magnolia,
- magnolia metal,
- magnolia state,
- magnolia warbler,
- magnoliaceous,
- magnoliid
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