large-flowering magnolia
- noun
- /lɑrdʒ-ˈflaʊərɪŋ mæɡˈnoʊliə/
- Specialized
- The large-flowering magnolia is admired for its beautiful blossoms and glossy leaves.
Examples
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The scent of the large-flowering magnolia filled the warm, humid air.
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The large-flowering magnolia blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many southern gardens feature a large-flowering magnolia as a centerpiece.
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I admire the large-flowering magnolia in my neighbor's yard.
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Many southern gardens feature a large-flowering magnolia as a centerpiece.
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The large-flowering magnolia is admired for its beautiful blossoms and glossy leaves.
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The scent of the large-flowering magnolia filled the warm, humid air.
Synonyms
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A plant like a tree with big, sweet-smelling white or pink flowers
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An evergreen tree with large shiny leaves and big white flowers that smell sweet
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A large evergreen tree with shiny leaves and big fragrant white flowers
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A large tree with shiny leaves and big white flowers that smell sweet
A tree that keeps its leaves all year with large shiny leaves and big white fragrant flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
large-flowering + magnolia
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'large-flowering' combines 'large' + 'flowering' to mean 'having large flowers', and 'magnolia' names the tree, so the overall meaning 'a magnolia with large flowers' is directly derivable from the parts. This descriptive compound follows common cross-linguistic adjective+noun patterns and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Large-flowering magnolia is a name that describes the tree: large-flowering tells you it has very big, showy flowers, and magnolia comes from the name of a French gardener, Pierre Magnol, so the whole name simply means a magnolia tree with large blooms.