Magnolia definitions

măg-nōl'yə
Any of numerous evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Magnolia of the Western Hemisphere and Asia, having large, showy, often fragrant white, pink, purple, or yellow flowers, and widely cultivated as ornamentals.
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The flower of any of these plants.
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Any of a genus (Magnolia) of trees or shrubs of the magnolia family, with large, fragrant flowers of white, pink, or purple.
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The flower.
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Designating a family (Magnoliaceae, order Magnoliales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and, sometimes, vines, including the cucumber tree and the tulip tree.
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A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
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The flower of a magnolia tree.
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A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
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A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

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Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
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A female given name, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.
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A city in Arkansas.
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A town in Delaware.
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A village in Illinois.
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A city in Iowa.
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A town in Minnesota.
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A city in Mississippi.
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A borough in New Jersey.
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A town in North Carolina.
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A village in Ohio.
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A city in Texas.
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An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
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A town in Wisconsin.
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Origin of magnolia

New Latin Magnolia genus name after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist

Sentence Examples

  • All of the species of pine and of magnolia, and nearly all of the species of oak, of hickory and of spruce, indigenous to the United States, are found in North Carolina.

  • of which, covering a large part of the state, are magnificent forests of long-leaf pine, and lesser lowland growths of oak, ash, magnolia, cypress and other valuable timber.

  • magnolia, azalea, camellia, begonia and paulownia.

  • But in most parts of the state there are mixed forests of white oak, red oak, ash, red gum, black gum, maple, hickory, chestnut, sycamore, magnolia, tulip tree, cherry, pecan, walnut, elm, beech, locust and persimmon.

  • This is also seen in a transverse section of the calyx of Magnolia grandiflora, where each of the three leaves embraces that within it.

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