Magnolia

Translingual
Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia, bull bay)

Etymology

French Magnol +‎ -ia. Named by botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) after botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715).[1][2]

Proper noun

Magnolia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Magnoliaceae – magnolias.

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References
  1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

English

Proper noun

Magnolia

  1. A female given name from English, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
      Our blooming friend, the handsome and stalworth Magnolia, having got a confidential hint from agitated Mrs. Mack, trudged up to the mills, in a fine frenzy, vowing vengeance on Mary Matchwell, for she liked poor Sally Nutter well.
    • 1971, P.G. Wodehouse, Much Obliged, Jeeves, Barrie and Jenkins, published 1971, page 24:
      "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."
  2. A several places in the United States
    1. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
    2. A town in Delaware, United States
    3. A village in Illinois, United States
    4. A city in Iowa, United States
    5. A town in Minnesota, United States
    6. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
    7. A borough of New Jersey, United States
    8. A town in North Carolina, United States
    9. A village in Ohio, United States
    10. A city in Texas, United States
    11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
    12. A town in Wisconsin, United States
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