| 单词 | port wine magnolia |
| 释义 | > as lemmasport wine magnolia port wine magnolia n. Australian and New Zealand an ornamental evergreen Chinese shrub, Michelia figo (family Magnoliaceae), with heavily scented cream-coloured and purple flowers, thought by some to smell of port. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > magnolias sweet bay1716 umbrella-tree1739 swamp laurel1743 magnolia1748 tulip-tree1751 beaver-tree1756 tulip-laurel1766 champakc1770 cucumber-tree1784 mountain magnolia1785 swamp sassafras1796 laurel magnolia1806 beaver-wood1810 big laurel1810 yulan1822 chatta1834 cucumber1835 port wine magnolia1943 magnolioid1988 1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger viii. 86 At Lindfield there were port-wine magnolias. 1960 J. W. Matthews & B. Matthews N.Z. Garden Dict. (ed. 6) 136 Michelia... Best known species is M. fuscata (15 ft.) an attractive evergreen with inconspicuous brownish flowers. Grown for its strange but pleasant fragrance, which reminds some people of a banana, others of port wine. It is sometimes known as the port wine magnolia. 1990 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 28 Jan. (Mag. Suppl.) 44/3 The Michelia, or port wine magnolia, grows naturally into a tight bushy shape. < as lemmas |
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