magnolia
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mag·no·li·a /mæɡˈnəʊliə $ -ˈnoʊ-/ noun 1. [countable]HBP a tree with large white, pink, yellow, or purple flowers 木兰2. [uncountable]CC a very pale cream colour 浅乳白色 —magnolia adjective
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magnolia• It is rare at Lanhydrock for there not to be a magnolia in flower.• He had never owned a magnolia before nor a view.• Q: How do we induce magnolia and dogwood trees to bloom?• The small magnolia, likewise flowers with me finely.• The woodwork is in Crown Solo magnolia gloss at £6.49 per litre.• Leaf drop is normal on Southern magnolias.• When they thinned out he headed for the cherry blossoms, then magnolia, chinaberry, pecan, walnut and prickly pear.Origin magnolia (1700-1800) Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French plant-scientistmag·no·li·a nounChineseSyllable
with tree pink, Corpus or a yellow, large white,
magnolia
mag‧no‧li‧a /mæɡˈnəʊliə $ -ˈnoʊ-/
noun
2. [uncountable] a very pale cream colour
—magnolia adjective
mag‧no‧li‧a /mæɡˈnəʊliə $ -ˈnoʊ-/
noun Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French plant-scientist
1. [countable] a tree with large white, pink, yellow, or purple flowersOrigin: Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French plant-scientist
2. [uncountable] a very pale cream colour
—magnolia adjective