资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   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
         ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far
         north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M.
         Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M.
         acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M.
         purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern
         Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or
         crimson flowers.

   {Magnolia warbler} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, 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, 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}.

            Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.  --Gay.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a
      jellyfish.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the
      genus {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --
      called also {umbrella shell}.

   {Umbrella ant} (Zo["o]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called
      because it carries bits of leaves over its back when
      foraging. Called also {parasol ant}.

   {Umbrella bird} (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird
      ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingid[ae]}. It
      is black, with a large 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Umbrella}, 3.

   {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({M. 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}).

Elkwood \Elk"wood`\, n.
   The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia ({M.
   Umbrella}).