magnolia glauca

Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
   sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
   saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]
   (Bot.)
   An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras
   officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
   aromatic smell and taste.
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   {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})
      with aromatic bark and leaves.

   {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia
      sempervirens}).

   {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae
      Zelandiae}).

   {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.

   {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See
      {Magnolia}.
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Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,
   professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th
   century.] (Bot.)
   A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
   large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
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   Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves
         and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North
         Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most
         magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay
         ({Magnolia glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as
         far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are
         {Magnolia Umbrella}, {Magnolia macrophylla}, {Magnolia
         Fraseri}, {Magnolia acuminata}, and {Magnolia cordata}.
         {Magnolia conspicua} and {Magnolia purpurea} are
         cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {Magnolia
         Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson
         flowers.
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   {Magnolia warbler} (Zool.), a beautiful North American wood
      warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under parts
      are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with
      black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.
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Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D.
   zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv["o]ppr, Dan. &
   Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]
   Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
   not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
   seashore.
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         Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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         A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
         trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
         herbage, plants, and mosses.             --Farming
                                                  Encyc. (E.
                                                  Edwards,
                                                  Words).
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   {Swamp blackbird}. (Zool.) See {Redwing}
   (b) .

   {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage.

   {Swamp deer} (Zool.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Duvaucelli})
      of India.

   {Swamp hen}. (Zool.)
   (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus});
       -- called also {goollema}.
   (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis});
       -- called also {little swamp hen}.
   (c) The European purple gallinule.

   {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea
      viscosa} syn. {Rhododendron viscosa} or {Rhododendron
      viscosum}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
      of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
      also {swamp pink} and {white swamp honeysuckle}.

   {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
      logs. Cf. {Cant hook}.

   {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}.

   {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small
      leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

   {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}.

   {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak
      which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak
      ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Quercus
      bicolor}), swamp post oak ({Quercus lyrata}).

   {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite.

   {Swamp partridge} (Zool.), any one of several Australian game
      birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria}, allied
      to the European partridges.

   {Swamp robin} (Zool.), the chewink.

   {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the
      genus {Magnolia} ({Magnolia glauca}) with aromatic leaves
      and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet
      bay}.

   {Swamp sparrow} (Zool.), a common North American sparrow
      ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {Melospiza palustris}), closely
      resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy
      places.

   {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}.
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