(a) the bay laurel, Laurus nobilis; (b) in North America applied to Magnolia virginiana, also called white bay; also attributive and in combination.

One of various American magnolias, especially Magnolia tripetala, having the leaves arranged umbrella-wise at the ends of the branches.

(a) the sweetbay magnolia, M. virginiana; (b) formerly, also the pale American laurel, Kalmia polifolia.

A plant of the genus Magnolia (family Magnoliaceae), which consists of large (rarely shrubby) trees, native chiefly to eastern North America and…

Applied to other trees with tulip-like flowers, as species of Magnolia, and the mountain mahoe (Paritium elatum or Hibiscus elatus, N.O. Malvaceæ)…

Magnolia virginiana, the sweet or white bay of the U.S.

? a species of Magnolia.

The Indian tree Michelia Champaca, a species of magnolia bearing orange-coloured highly fragrant flowers.

(a) Magnolia acuminata and other American species, the fruits of which resemble small cucumbers; (b) Averrhoa Bilimbi, an East Indian tree with an…

any of the magnolias with cucumber-like fruits, esp. Magnolia acuminata; also called cucumber tree.

= swamp laurel n. (a).

either of two species of Magnolia, the evergreen M. grandiflora or the sweet bay, M. virginiana.

(a) the hackberry tree of the U.S., Celtis occidentalis; (b) the beaver-tree; the wood of this tree.

(a) the large-flowered or southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, native to the south-eastern U.S.; (b) a rhododendron of eastern North America…

A Chinese species of magnolia, M. conspicua (M. Yulan).

The Umbrella-tree (Magnolia tripetala), a native of India.

Short for cucumber-tree n. at compounds 2 (U.S.). Also attributive.

an ornamental evergreen Chinese shrub, Michelia figo (family Magnoliaceae), with heavily scented cream-coloured and purple flowers, thought by some…

A plant of the subclass Magnoliidae or its order Magnoliales.