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Magnolia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of numerous evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Magnolia of the Western Hemisphere and Asia, having aromatic twigs and large showy white, pink, purple, or yellow flowers.

n. The flower of any of these plants.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.

n. The flower of a magnolia tree.

n. A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.

n. A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

adj. Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A genus of plants, type of the natural order Magnoliaceœ and the tribe Magnolieœ, characterized by a sessile cone-shaped cluster of pistils, and two-ovuled persistent carpels which open down the back at maturity.

n. [l. c] A plant of this genus.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms

n. dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

Word Usage

"My star magnolia is showing a few pink buds that look ready to burst."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bark

Cross Reference

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Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Mongolia scolia

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