star magnolia
star magnolia · star magnolias
Magnolia stellata, a slow-growing shrub or small tree native to Japan, with large,…Magnolia stellata, a slow-growing shrub or small tree native to Japan, with large, showy white or pink flowers.
Meaning
1 sensesMagnolia stellata, a slow-growing shrub or small tree native to Japan, with large, showy white or pink flowers.
More definitions
- deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States
Origin
Calque of translingual Magnolia stellata.Calque of translingual Magnolia stellata.
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Forms
plural: star magnolias| Singular | star magnolia |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States:Magnolia stellata