magnolia
- n dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
- n any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
magnolia acuminata
- n American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
magnolia family
- n subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
magnolia fraseri
- n small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips
magnolia grandiflora
- n evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
magnolia macrophylla
- n large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base