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Webster 1913 Edition

Magnolia

Mag-no′li-a

,
Noun.
[NL. Named after Pierre
Magnol
, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.]
(Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
☞
Magnolia grandiflora
has coriaceous shining leaves and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay (
Magnolia glauca
)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are
Magnolia Umbrella
,
Magnolia macrophylla
,
Magnolia Fraseri
,
Magnolia acuminata
, and
Magnolia cordata
.
Magnolia conspicua
and
Magnolia purpurea
are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia.
Magnolia Campbellii
, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.
Magnolia warbler
(Zool.)
,
a beautiful North American wood warbler (
Dendroica maculosa
). The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.

Webster 1828 Edition

Magnolia

MAGNO'LIA

,
Noun.
The laurel-leafed tulip tree, of several species.

Definition 2024

Magnolia

Magnolia

Translingual

Magnolia grandiflora

Etymology

Named by botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) after botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715).[1][2] +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Magnolia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Magnoliaceae – the magnolias.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  1. ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

English

Proper noun

Magnolia

  1. A female given name, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.
    • 1971 P.G. Wodehouse, Much Obliged, Jeeves, Barrie and Jenkins 1971, page 24:
      "Nobody could have a name like Magnolia."
      "They could if they came from South Carolina, as she did. In the southern states of America you can't throw a brick without hitting a Magnolia."
  2. A city in Arkansas
  3. A town in Delaware
  4. A village in Illinois
  5. A city in Iowa
  6. A town in Minnesota
  7. A city in Mississippi
  8. A borough in New Jersey
  9. A town in North Carolina
  10. A village in Ohio
  11. A city in Texas
  12. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  13. A town in Wisconsin

magnolia

magnolia

English

Noun

Wikispecies magnolia ‎(plural magnolias)

  1. A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
  2. The flower of a magnolia tree.
  3. A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
  4. A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
    magnolia colour:    

Translations

Adjective

magnolia ‎(not comparable)

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

See also

Finnish

Noun

magnolia

  1. magnolia (tree, flower)

Declension

Inflection of magnolia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative magnolia magnoliat
genitive magnolian magnolioiden
magnolioitten
partitive magnoliaa magnolioita
illative magnoliaan magnolioihin
singular plural
nominative magnolia magnoliat
accusative nom. magnolia magnoliat
gen. magnolian
genitive magnolian magnolioiden
magnolioitten
magnoliainrare
partitive magnoliaa magnolioita
inessive magnoliassa magnolioissa
elative magnoliasta magnolioista
illative magnoliaan magnolioihin
adessive magnolialla magnolioilla
ablative magnolialta magnolioilta
allative magnolialle magnolioille
essive magnoliana magnolioina
translative magnoliaksi magnolioiksi
instructive — magnolioin
abessive magnoliatta magnolioitta
comitative — magnolioineen

Derived terms

French

Noun

magnolia m ‎(plural magnolias)

  1. magnolia (tree, flower)

Italian

Noun

magnolia f ‎(plural magnolie)

  1. magnolia

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English magnolia.

Noun

magnolia m ‎(plural magnolias)

  1. (Jersey) magnolia (tree)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715).

Noun

magnolia m ‎(definite singular magnoliaen, indefinite plural magnoliaer, definite plural magnoliaene)

  1. a magnolia (flowering tree)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715).

Noun

magnolia m ‎(definite singular magnoliaen, indefinite plural magnoliaer or magnoliaar, definite plural magnoliaene or magnoliaane)

  1. a magnolia (flowering tree)

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

magnolia f

  1. magnolia (tree of the genus Magnolia)

Declension

Etymology

Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715) +‎ -ia. The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈnoli.ə/

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