cucumber-tree

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noun The common name in the United States for several species of Magnolia, especially M. acuminata and M. cordata, from the shape and size of the fruit. The long-leafed cucumber-tree is M. Fraseri; the large-leafed, M. macrophylla.
noun The bilimbi, Averrhoa Bilimbi, of the East Indies. See Averrhoa.

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Then there is the cucumber-tree, another hideous-stemmed tree, swollen and whitish; and the hill-slopes covered with this look as if they had been decorated with so many huge composite candles which had guttered horribly.

Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
This Cottage Beautiful has on two sides a wide veranda, set about with easy chairs; cheerful parlors and pretty chambers, finished in native woods, among which are conspicuous the satin stripes of the cucumber-tree; luxurious beds, and an inviting table ordered by a

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
This Cottage Beautiful has on two sides a wide veranda, set about with easy chairs; cheerful parlors and pretty chambers, finished in native woods, among which are conspicuous the satin stripes of the cucumber-tree; luxurious beds, and an inviting table ordered by a

On Horseback Charles Dudley Warner 1864
Can you send me some cones or seeds of the cucumber-tree?

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Thomas Jefferson 1784
Besides this there are several species of magnolia, the most northerly species being the sweet-bay (_Magnolia glauca_) of the Atlantic States, and the cucumber-tree (_M.

Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell