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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A deciduous tree or shrub (Franklinia alatamaha) native to Georgia but now known only in cultivation, having large white fragrant flowers and colorful fall foliage.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Benjamin Franklin.]

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