Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sweet-bay of the United States, Magnolia glauca.
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It was the _magnolia glauca_, sometimes called ` swamp sassafras, 'but more generally known among hunters and trappers as the ` beaver-tree.'
The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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