magnolia umbrella

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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Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L.
   umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel},
   {Umbrage}.]
   1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for
      sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from
      rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other
      fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other
      elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or
      stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to
      allow of being opened and closed with ease. See {Parasol}.
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            Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.  --Gay.
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   2. (Zool.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a
      jellyfish.
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   3. (Zool.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus
      {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called
      also {umbrella shell}.
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   {Umbrella ant} (Zool.), the sauba ant; -- so called because
      it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging.
      Called also {parasol ant}.

   {Umbrella bird} (Zool.), a South American bird
      ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingidae}. It
      is black, with a large and handsome crest consisting of a
      mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the
      tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,
      cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy
      feathers. Called also {dragoon bird}.

   {Umbrella leaf} (Bot.), an American perennial herb
      ({Dyphylleia cymosa}), having very large peltate and lobed
      radical leaves.

   {Umbrella shell}. (Zool.) See {Umbrella}, 3.

   {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({Magnolia
      Umbrella}) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike
      clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of
      Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in
      various countries are called by this name, especially a
      kind of screw pine ({Pandanus odoratissimus}).
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