magnolia
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- noun
- /mæɡˈnoʊliə/
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magnolia
- The magnolia tree in my grandmother's garden blooms every spring, filling the air with its sweet fragrance.
- magnolia tree
I love magnolias because my mother bought a Magnolia tree very small.
- I love magnolias because my mother bought a Magnolia tree very small.
Examples
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In the very center of the ballroom, beneath a magnificent crystal chandelier, was a cluster of giant hothouse-nurtured magnolia trees in full bloom.
Fiction book (2002) -
It was early Victorian and stucco-fronted, gleaming white in the morning sunshine and counterpointed by a magnificent magnolia tree in full flower.
Fiction book (1995) -
I love magnolias because my mother bought a Magnolia tree very small.
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It has the best view of trees, the magnolia trees.
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One of the first things they did was plant a double row of magnolia trees along the driveway entrance to the nursery from Washington Road.
Academic text (2015) -
They bought a magnolia tree for the place by the front gate.
Fiction book (1996) -
The magnificent double row of magnolia trees that welcomed Jones and his friends to the property from Washington Road could not have failed to impress them.
Academic text (2015) -
Also flowering in May is the sweet bay magnolia, a tree with narrow, white-backed leaves and a rich, creamy flower.
Academic text (1993) -
Among the trees are American elm, cabbage palm, live oak, pignut hickory, southern magnolia, and sugarberry.
Academic text (2010) -
After descending a steep ridge, past terraced fields, through cutover scrub, I reached the remnants of an ancient forest where giant magnolia trees stood festooned with clinging vines.
Academic text (1990)
Compounds
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An evergreen tree with large glossy leaves and big white fragrant flowers
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A large tree with very big leaves and creamy flowers with purple at the base
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A small tree with large pink to purple flowers in spring that people grow in gardens
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A small tree or bush from Japan with fragrant white star-shaped flowers that bloom before the leaves
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A small tree from eastern North America with large umbrella-shaped leaves and creamy white flowers
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A small tree or shrub from the southeast United States with sweet smelling white flowers
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A large American tree with broad leaves and fruit that looks like a cucumber
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A small tree that loses its leaves in winter and has very large leaves in groups at branch ends
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A group of flowering trees and shrubs including magnolias and tulip trees
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A large evergreen tree with shiny leaves and big fragrant white flowers
A small tree like a garden shrub with large pink to purple open flowers in spring
An evergreen tree with large shiny leaves and big white flowers that smell sweet
A small tree or shrub with white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers that bloom before the leaves
A small tree with large leaves at the ends of its branches and creamy white flowers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Magnolia is named after a French plant scientist called Magnol, so you can imagine the tree as 'Magnol's flower'. That's why magnolia now means the large, sweet-smelling tree or shrub with big, showy blooms.