noun
small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
• Syn: ↑umbrella tree, ↑umbrella magnolia, ↑elk-wood, ↑Magnolia tripetala
• Hypernyms: ↑magnolia
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun1. : sourwood
2.
a. : the soft wood of the umbrella tree (Magnolia tripetala)
b. : umbrella tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.