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[ mag-nohl -yuh , -noh -lee-uh ] SHOW IPA
/ mægˈnoʊl yə, -ˈnoʊ li ə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament. Compare magnolia family.
the blossom of any such shrub or tree, as of the evergreen magnolia tree: the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Origin of magnolia <New Latin (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; see -ia
Words nearby magnolia magniloquent, magnisonant, Magnitogorsk, magnitude, magnocellular, magnolia , magnoliaceous, magnolia family, magnolia metal, Magnolia State, magnolia warbler
Definition for magnolia (2 of 2) [ mag-nohl -yuh , -noh -lee-uh ] SHOW IPA
/ mægˈnoʊl yə, -ˈnoʊ li ə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Example sentences from the Web for magnolia The trial was livestreamed on the Internet and the controversy was “front page news every day” in the Magnolia State.
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Magnolia Bakery, Georgetown Cupcake, and Sprinkles were all gaining scale.
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In Magnolia (1999)—“a smorgasbord of pleasure, that movie”—he played opposite Tom Cruise as a nurse.
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Distributed by Magnolia Pictures in September 2010, the quasi-documentary grossed a pathetic $400,000 at the domestic box office.
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After the film ended, we headed to a nearby Magnolia Bakery for an intellectual conversation.
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It was dark when Lloyd and Magnolia squeezed through the fence again and ran up the stairs to the room.
The Little Colonel at Boarding-School | Annie Fellows Johnston
Almost the only notable exceptions are the mokusei (Osmanthus fragrans), the daphne and the magnolia .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 | Various
The fire reflected in the window-panes seemed flickering among the dark leaves of the magnolia .
Shadows of Flames | Amelie Rives
Magnolia , on a rocky bluff, is adjoined by the attractive Crescent Beach, and has around it very fine woodland.
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The various species of magnolia trees are readily distinguished by their buds.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua Levison
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British Dictionary definitions for magnolia noun any tree or shrub of the magnoliaceous genus Magnolia of Asia and North America: cultivated for their white, pink, purple, or yellow showy flowers
the flower of any of these plants
a very pale pinkish-white or purplish-white colour
Word Origin for magnolia C18: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist
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