A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the
materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off;
-- called also glass gall.
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 ...
