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Definition of Large-leaved magnolia

1. Noun. 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.

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Literary usage of Large-leaved magnolia

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1. A Pictorial Description of the United States: Embracing the History by Robert Sears (1876)
"Of all the trees of North America," says Browne, "the large- leaved magnolia'is the most remarkable for the majesty of its form, the magnificence of its ..."

2. Trees in Winter: Their Study, Planting, Care and Identification by Albert Francis Blakeslee, Chester Deacon Jarvis (1913)
"Buds densely pale-downy; twigs light yellowish to bluish-green, more or less downy, fruit nearly spherical. Large-leaved MagnolIa, Large-leaved Cucumber ..."

3. Annals of Horticulture (1850)
"... Michaux (large- leaved Magnolia).—A deciduous tree, growing thirty feet and upwards in height, with very large oblong-obovate leaves, cordate at the ..."

4. How to Make a Flower Garden: A Manual of Practical Information and Suggestions by Wilhelm Miller (1903)
"Pagoda-tree, Japanese, Sophora Japonica. Willow, Yellow, Salix Vitellina. Four trees with showy fruits: Cucumber-tree, Large-leaved, Magnolia ..."

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