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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Magnolia

/măg-nōl'-yə/ · Mag·no·li·a · IPA /ˌmæɡˈnoʊ.li.ə/
01 n. A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
  1. 1.
    A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Magnolia warbler — 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.