magnolia

[ 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.: Compare magnolia family.

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

Origin of magnolia

1
<New Latin (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; see -ia

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

noun
  1. a city in SW Arkansas.

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British Dictionary definitions for magnolia

magnolia

/ (mæɡˈnəʊlɪə) /


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

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

Origin of magnolia

1
C18: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist

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