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magnolia

1

[ mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh ]

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.


Magnolia

2

[ mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh ]

noun

  1. a city in SW Arkansas.

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnolia1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist; -ia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnolia1

C18: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist

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Example Sentences

The need to change narratives through research and evidence was also apparent to Nyandoro, of Magnolia Mother’s Trust.

Now, it’s true, the magnolias were whispering yes, you mustbelieve.

Sure enough, in the morning while sending the kids off to school and walking the dog, I found dozens of magnolias on the sidewalk and in the grass, many shut tight and still half in their furry gray pods.

I’m feeling an odd mix of near-giddiness and trepidation about the months to come, much like those magnolias, which could bloom at any moment, be blown down or freeze.

Magnolia Elementary was one of several schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District to offer child care for families during the summer.

The trial was livestreamed on the Internet and the controversy was “front page news every day” in the Magnolia State.

Magnolia Bakery,  Georgetown Cupcake, and Sprinkles were all gaining scale.

In Magnolia (1999)—“a smorgasbord of pleasure, that movie”—he played opposite Tom Cruise as a nurse.

Distributed by Magnolia Pictures in September 2010, the quasi-documentary grossed a pathetic $400,000 at the domestic box office.

After the film ended, we headed to a nearby Magnolia Bakery for an intellectual conversation.

She left a note for him, saying she did not get on well with Magnolia, and was going to stay a little while with Mrs. Dickson.

Whilst staying with Mrs. Dickson before sailing, a letter was forwarded to her from Magnolia Grange.

So Morgan went off to his hoeing, and I stopped under the shade of the big magnolia to keep my long watch.

That big house at the corner of Magnolia Road had been a daring bid for fortune.

She raged up and down the room, swearing in Spanish, tears tracing red stains on her magnolia complexion.

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