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Definition of gordonia
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 capitalized : a genus of Asiatic and North American shrubs or small trees (family Theaceae) with evergreen foliage and large white flowers — see loblolly bay
2 plural -s : any tree of the genus Gordonia
— called also franklinia
Gordonia
noun (2)Gor·do·nia | \ gȯ(r)ˈdōnēə \
Definition of Gordonia (Entry 2 of 2)
: a genus of extinct reptiles from the New Red Sandstone of Scotland related to but smaller than those of Dicynodon
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