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How to use magnolia in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun, adjective

Magnolia means a tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves. Example: “The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.”

Examples of magnolia by meaning

nounA 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

More sentences with magnolia

  • The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.From the entry bring back
  • The magnolia and nutmeg families belong to the order Magnoliales.From the entry order
  • All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia.From the entry genus
  • Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae.From the entry family
  • Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.From the entry division
  • Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida.From the entry class
  • A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.From the entry basal
  • Deen is an irresistible example of that extraordinary phenomenon of Southern womanhood, the steel magnolia.1998, John Berendt (introduction), The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook, Random House, Inc., →ISBN, page xv. From the entry steel magnolia
  • But the deer, perhaps in solidarity with the native trees, ate my magnolias, camellias and even several obviously untoothsome holly trees.2009 April 19, Wells Tower, “Felled Wood”, in New York Times. From the entry untoothsome
  • She blithely maintained that she could have smiled magnolias and "y'alled" her way out of any tight spots.1971, Frank Deford, There she is: the life and times of Miss America. From the entry y'all
  • Magnolias are some of the most primitive of our flowering trees, and fossils dating back millennia prove that they have had little need to evolve.2013 March 24, Dan Pearson, “Magnolia magic: how to grow our favourite flowering tree”, in The Guardian. From the entry millennium
  • Your eager, sun-splashed face is a fresh, unscrawled sheet of theme paper, shining like magnolia petals in a youthful breeze, reflecting wholesomeness and a bright, smooth-surface joy.1958, The School Executive, volume 78, page 98. From the entry unscrawled

Meaning of magnolia

  1. noun A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
  2. noun The flower of a magnolia tree.
  3. noun A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.

Full definition of magnolia

Questions about magnolia in a sentence

How do you use magnolia in a sentence?
Magnolia is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.”
What is a short sentence with magnolia?
“A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.”
What does magnolia mean?
Magnolia means a tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.

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