Definitions
A flowering tree or shrub known for large fragrant blossoms.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“"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."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Fragrant flowering tree”8 letters
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