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magnolia

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Magnolia  \Mag*no"li*a\,  n.  [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. 
 
  Note:  {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 
  ({M.  glauca})is  a  small  tree  found  sparingly  as  far 
  north  as  Cape  Ann.  Other  American  species  are  {M. 
  Umbrella},  {M.  macrophylla},  {M.  Fraseri},  {M. 
  acuminata},  and  {M.  cordata}.  {M.  conspicua}  and  {M. 
  purpurea}  are  cultivated  shrubs  or  trees  from  Eastern 
  Asia.  {M.  Campbellii},  of  India,  has  rose-colored  or 
  crimson  flowers. 
 
  {Magnolia  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  magnolia 
  n  1:  dried  bark  of  various  magnolias;  used  in  folk  medicine 
  2:  any  shrub  or  tree  of  the  genus  Magnolia;  valued  for  their 
  longevity  and  exquisite  fragrant  blooms 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Magnolia,  AL 
  Zip  code(s):  36754 
  Magnolia,  AR  (city,  FIPS  43460) 
  Location:  33.27402  N,  93.23538  W 
  Population  (1990):  11151  (4689  housing  units) 
  Area:  21.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  71753 
  Magnolia,  DE  (town,  FIPS  44430) 
  Location:  39.06977  N,  75.47672  W 
  Population  (1990):  211  (86  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  19962 
  Magnolia,  IA  (city,  FIPS  48495) 
  Location:  41.68745  N,  95.87432  W 
  Population  (1990):  204  (79  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  51550 
  Magnolia,  IL  (village,  FIPS  46110) 
  Location:  41.11397  N,  89.19518  W 
  Population  (1990):  261  (107  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  61336 
  Magnolia,  KY 
  Zip  code(s):  42757 
  Magnolia,  MN  (city,  FIPS  39338) 
  Location:  43.64488  N,  96.07452  W 
  Population  (1990):  155  (68  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  56158 
  Magnolia,  MS  (city,  FIPS  44680) 
  Location:  31.15024  N,  90.46072  W 
  Population  (1990):  2245  (919  housing  units) 
  Area:  7.3  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  39652 
  Magnolia,  NC  (town,  FIPS  40640) 
  Location:  34.89549  N,  78.05521  W 
  Population  (1990):  747  (319  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  28453 
  Magnolia,  NJ  (borough,  FIPS  42630) 
  Location:  39.85555  N,  75.03624  W 
  Population  (1990):  4861  (1852  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  08049 
  Magnolia,  OH  (village,  FIPS  46844) 
  Location:  40.65151  N,  81.29249  W 
  Population  (1990):  937  (384  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  44643 
  Magnolia,  TX  (town,  FIPS  46056) 
  Location:  30.21099  N,  95.74874  W 
  Population  (1990):  940  (363  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  77355




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