magnolia

UK: /mægˈnəʊliə/

US: /mægˈnoʊljə, -ˈnoʊliə/

US: (mag nōl′yə, -nō′lē ə)

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mag•no•lia /mægˈnoʊlyə, -ˈnoʊliə/   n. [countable] , pl. -lias. 

1. Plant Biology a shrub or tree having large usually fragrant flowers, grown for ornament.

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mag•no•lia  (mag nōl′yə, -nō′lē ə), n. 

1. Plant Biology any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament. Cf. magnolia family. 
2. Plant Biology the blossom of any such shrub or tree, as of the evergreen magnolia tree: the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi.

• Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; see -ia

Mag•no•lia  (mag nōl′yə, -nō′lē ə), n. 

1. Place Names a city in SW Arkansas. 11,909.

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

Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist