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magnolia
(mægnoʊliə)
Word forms: plural magnolias
1. variable noun
A magnolia is a kind of tree with white, pink, yellow, or purple flowers.
2. colour
You can use magnolia to describe things that are creamy-white in colour.
magnolia in British English
(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
Word origin
C18: New Latin, named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanistmagnolia in American English
(mægˈnoʊliə; mægˈnoʊljə)
US
noun
1.
any of a genus (Magnolia) of trees or shrubs of the magnolia family, with large, fragrant flowers of white, pink, or purple
2.
the flower
adjective
3.
designating a family (Magnoliaceae, order Magnoliales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and,sometimes, vines, including the cucumber tree and the tulip tree
Word origin
ModL, after P. Magnol (1638-1715), Fr botanistImage ofmagnolia
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Examples of 'magnolia' in a sentencemagnolia
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flower, shrub, tree, yellowIn other languagesmagnolia
British English: magnolia NOUN
A magnolia is a kind of tree with white, pink, yellow, or purple flowers.
- American English: magnolia
- Brazilian Portuguese: magnólia
- Chinese: 木兰花
- European Spanish: magnolia
- French: magnolia
- German: Magnolie
- Italian: magnolia
- Japanese: モクレン
- Korean: 목련
- European Portuguese: magnólia
- Latin American Spanish: magnolia
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