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mag⋅no⋅lia

  [mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh]
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–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:
< NL (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; see -ia
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Mag⋅no⋅lia

  [mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh]
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mag·no·lia   (māg-nōl'yə)   
n.  

  1. Any of numerous evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Magnolia of the Western Hemisphere and Asia, having aromatic twigs and large showy white, pink, purple, or yellow flowers.

  2. The flower of any of these plants.


[New Latin Magnolia, genus name, after Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French botanist.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

magnolia 
plant genus, 1748, from Latinized name of Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), Fr. physician and botanist, professor of botany at Montpellier.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mag·no·lia
Pronunciation: mag-'nOl-y&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus (family Magnoliaceae, themagnolia family) of No. American and Asian shrubs and trees including some whose bark has been used especially as a bitter tonic and diaphoretic in folk medicine
2 a : any shrub ortree of the genus Magnolia b : the dried bark of a magnolia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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