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magnolia

UK/ˌmæɡˈnəʊ.li.ə//ˌmæɡˈnoʊ.li.ə/

magnolia noun: a tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.

magnolia: a tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves
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Noun

magnolia (countable and uncountable, plural magnolias)

  1. (countable) A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
    • There are clusters of magnolias that are so tall and green and glossy, they are impossible to climb, and the air around them always smells like peaches.2011, Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones, Bloomsbury (2017), page 158
  2. (countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.
  3. (countable) A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
  4. A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.

Adjective

magnolia (not comparable)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Magnolia

Magnolia

  1. A female given name from English, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.
    • Our blooming friend, the handsome and stalworth Magnolia, having got a confidential hint from agitated Mrs. Mack, trudged up to the mills, in a fine frenzy, vowing vengeance on Mary Matchwell, for she liked poor Sally Nutter well.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
    • "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."1971, P.G. Wodehouse, Much Obliged, Jeeves, Barrie and Jenkins, published 1971, page 24
  2. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. A town in Delaware, United States.
  4. A village in Illinois, United States.
  5. A city in Iowa, United States.
  6. A coastal village in the city of Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  7. A town in Minnesota, United States.
  8. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
  9. A borough in Camden County, New Jersey.
  10. A town in North Carolina, United States.
  11. A village in Ohio, United States.
  12. A city in Texas, United States.
  13. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States.
  14. A town in Wisconsin, United States.

magnolia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

magnolia in Hindi

मैगनोलिया, मैग्नोलिया, मेग्नोलिया

magnolia in Tamil

மாக்னோலியா, மேக்னோலியா, மெக்னோலியா

magnolia in Marathi

magnolia, champac
चाफा cāphā

magnolia in Urdu

میگنولیا, میگنولیہ
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magnolia in Bengali
চাঁপা cãpa, চম্পা compa
magnolia in Telugu
మాగ్నోలియా, మ్యాగ్నోలియా, మెగ్నోలియా
magnolia in Malayalam
മാഗ്നോളിയ, മാഗ്നോലിയ
magnolia in Kannada
ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೋಲಿಯಾ, ಮಾಗ್ನೋಲಿಯಾ, ಮೆಗ್ನೋಲಿಯಾ
magnolia in Punjabi
ਮੈਗਨੋਲੀਆ
magnolia in Gujarati
મેગ્નોલિયા, મેગ્નોલીયા, મેગનોલિયા
magnolia in Odia
ଚମ୍ପା campā
magnolia in Nepali
म्याग्नोलिया, म्यागनोलिया, मैगनोलिया
magnolia in Tagalog
magnolya
magnolia in Arabic
مَغْنُولِيَة maḡnūliya
magnolia in Malay
magnolia, pokok magnolia, bunga magnolia
magnolia in Vietnamese
ngọc lan, chi mộc lan
magnolia in Myanmar
စံကားဝါ camka:wa

Examples of magnolia in a sentence

  • The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
  • The magnolia and nutmeg families belong to the order Magnoliales.
  • All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.

All 13 example sentences with magnolia

Forms of magnolia

pluralmagnolias

Plural of magnolia: magnolias

Origin of magnolia

Borrowed from translingual Magnolia, from French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715). The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus, which in turn from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“great”). .

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Questions about magnolia

What does magnolia mean?
Magnolia means a tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
What is magnolia in Hindi?
Magnolia in Hindi is मैगनोलिया, मैग्नोलिया, मेग्नोलिया. See Magnolia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is magnolia?
Magnolia can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce magnolia?
Magnolia is pronounced /ˌmæɡˈnəʊ.li.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of magnolia?
The plural of magnolia is magnolias.

Words near magnolia in the dictionary

  1. magnocellular cell
  2. magnochromite
  3. magnofection
  4. magnoflorine
  5. magnoid
  6. magnolia
  7. magnolia berries
  8. magnolia berry
  9. Magnolia State
  10. Magnolia Stater
  11. magnolia vine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnolia (page history and authors); Magnolia (page history and authors); magnolia (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnolia (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); चाफा (Marathi) (page history and authors); magnolia (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); চম্পা (Bengali) (page history and authors); magnolia (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnolia (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnolia (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnolia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magnolia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଚମ୍ପା (Odia) (page history and authors); magnolia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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