| a magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, of the southern U.S., having evergreen foliage and large, fragrant, white flowers, grown as a shade and ornamental tree in the warmer parts of the U.S.: the state tree of Mississippi. |
| an evergreen tree, Persea borbonia, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having faintly bluish-green leaves and blue or blue-black, red-stalked fruit, grown as an ornamental. |
| bull bay | |
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| evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: southern magnolia] |