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mountain magnolia

American

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.

First recorded in 1880–85

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mountain magnolia

Her hands, Gordon thought, were like folded buds of the mountain magnolia.

From Mountain Blood A Novel by Hergesheimer, Joseph

The tree is sometimes known as mountain magnolia.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

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