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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.
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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.