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magnolia

mag.no.lia \mag-'no-l-y*\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Pierre Magnol -1715 Fr. 
   botanist] : any of a genus (Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae, the 
   magnolia  family) of No. American and Asian shrubs and trees with entire 
   evergreen or deciduous leaves and usu. showy white, yellow, rose, or purple 
   flowers appearing in early spring