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[a. mod.L. magnōlia, f. name of Pierre Magnol (latinized Magnōlius), professor of botany at Montpellier, 1638–1715.]
a. A genus of large (rarely shrubby) trees (the typical genus of the family Magnoliaceæ), cultivated for the beauty of their foliage and flowers.
1748Phil. Trans. XLV. 166 The Magnolia..tho' scarce in Virginia, has been since found to grow in great plenty in the North-West Parts of Pensylvania. 1751Bartram Observ. in Trav. Pensilv. etc. 67 A great hill, cloathed with large Magnolia, 2 feet diameter and 100 feet high. 1799Wordsw. Ruth xi, He told of the magnolia spread High as a cloud, high over head! 1823Rutter Fonthill 90 Here and there the beautiful magnolia displayed the exquisite whiteness of its large blossoms. 1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. 24 The bark and fruit of all the Magnolias are possessed of the same medicinal properties.
b. ‘The pharmacopœial name (U. S. A.) for the bark of several species of Magnolia’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856).
c. The colour of magnolia blossom, usu. a shade of pale pink. Hence attrib. passing into adj., of the colour of magnolia blossom.
1931Daily Chron. 21 May 6/1 A gown of pale magnolia-pink satin. 1963Times 25 Apr. 6/6 For her wedding yesterday Princess Alexandra chose..a traditional dress..fine cotton lace..faintly tinted with magnolia. 1971R. Fuller in Listener 28 Oct. 583/1 My study has been repainted ‘Magnolia’... Magnolia shows bright enough, if really Only off-white. 1974‘S. Harvester’ Forgotten Road xii. 137 The pale blue cotton shirt had been replaced by one of a droopy magnolia tint.
d. attrib. and Comb.
a1821Shelley Fragm. Unfinished Drama 146 Holding a cup like a magnolia flower. 1897Pullen-Burry Blotted Out 11 Mrs. Aylesbury's magnolia-covered house.
▸ magnolia warbler n.> n. a North American warbler, Dendroica magnolia (family Parulidae), the male of which is blackish with yellow underparts and rump.
1851S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. Zool. 340 The *magnolia warbler (S. maculosa) is a beautiful species, though never venturing far from the woods. 1919Amer. Midland Naturalist 6 108 Magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia. One seen and three heard in the woods along Rock Creek. 2000Canad. Geogr. May–June 42/2 Once in spring, a flock of magnolia warblers flitted in the willows for a fortnight. |