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magnolia

1

[mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh]

noun

  1. any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament.

  2. the blossom of any such shrub or tree, as of the evergreen magnolia tree: the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi.



Magnolia

2

[mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh]

noun

  1. a city in SW Arkansas.

magnolia

/ æɡˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. any tree or shrub of the magnoliaceous genus Magnolia of Asia and North America: cultivated for their white, pink, purple, or yellow showy flowers

  2. the flower of any of these plants

  3. a very pale pinkish-white or purplish-white colour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of magnolia1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; -ia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of magnolia1

C18: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist
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Example Sentences

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Then I saw the magnolia tree that sits on the hill that is our front yard … with just sky behind it.

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The DS & Durga site’s page for Pacific Mythic lists SoCal-vibey notes like avocado leaf, palm, orchid, magnolia and more.

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My street has magnolias on it; when they bloom, it takes me back to the magnolias on the street in North Hollywood I lived on when I was a kid.

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One day, when looking at the large magnolia tree near his institute, “it just clicked”: He could use its leaves instead.

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The scientists tested birch, cherry, and a kind of Japanese magnolia called honoki.

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