A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
Magnolia officinalis (of the family magnoliaceae) is a traditional chinese medicine also commonly referred to as Houpu Magnolia, Kara-koboku, or Magnolia bark since the bark of the tree is the main active ingredient.