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magnolia

magnolia

7.9
Dried bark from a tree with big sweet smelling flowers used to make tea and medicine
  • noun
  • /mæɡˈnoʊliə/
translation icon : corteza de magnolia
  • In herbal medicine, magnolia bark is often used to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality.
  • magnolia bark

Examples

  • But with that being said, there is Magnolia bark extract which helps smooth fine lines and wrinkles and give it that long wear.

  • Many skincare products include magnolia bark for its calming properties and ability to soothe irritation.

  • It has German nut, soybean and Magnolia bark in it for calming and improving the sensitive skin.

  • Traditional remedies frequently utilize magnolia bark to treat respiratory conditions and promote overall wellness.

Compounds

A small tree with large pink or purple flowers grown in gardens

A large tree with shiny leaves and big white flowers that smell sweet

6.9

An evergreen tree with large glossy leaves and big white fragrant flowers

A large tree or shrub with very big leaves and creamy purple flowers

Magnolia macrophylla
  • Specialized
8.5

A large tree with very big leaves and creamy flowers with purple at the base

A nickname for the US state of Mississippi that refers to its magnolia trees

Magnolia soulangiana
  • Specialized
8.0

A small tree with large pink to purple flowers in spring that people grow in gardens

Magnolia stellata
  • Specialized
7.9

A small tree or bush from Japan with fragrant white star-shaped flowers that bloom before the leaves

Magnolia tripetala
  • Specialized
8.2

A small tree from eastern North America with large umbrella-shaped leaves and creamy white flowers

Magnolia virginiana
  • Specialized
7.6

A small tree or shrub from the southeast United States with sweet smelling white flowers

Magnolia acuminata
  • Specialized
9.3

A large American tree with broad leaves and fruit that looks like a cucumber

Magnolia fraseri
  • Specialized
8.8

A small tree that loses its leaves in winter and has very large leaves in groups at branch ends

magnolia family
  • Specialized
6.0

A group of flowering trees and shrubs including magnolias and tulip trees

Magnolia grandiflora
  • Specialized
7.5

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

Surface Forms

magnolia singular
magnolias plural

Etymology

Magnolia also refers to the dried bark from those trees because the bark comes from the plant named after Magnol. So when you see magnolia used in medicine, it means the tree's bark used in traditional remedies.