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Magnolia
Magnolia (family Magnoliaceae) A genus of trees and shrubs with showy flowers, many of which are cultivated as ornamentals. The tepals are petaloid. The stamens and carpels are in an elongate receptacle, and fruiting carpels are follicular. Magnolia is one of the most ancient of flowering plants, noted for the relatively primitive structure of its flower. Magnolia leaves are first recorded from Kansas, USA, in the lower Cretaceous. There are about 125 species occurring from the Himalayas to Japan and western Malaysia, and in southern N. America to Venezuela and the W. Indies.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Magnolia.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Magnolia.html |
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magnolia especially associated with the southern states of the US, and Mississippi, which has the flower for its emblem, is known as the Magnolia State.
The term Steel Magnolia, epitomizing a southern woman who has a steely character beneath a feminine and apparently fragile exterior, was applied particularly to Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the US, 1977–81. The tree is named after Pierre Magnol (1638–1715), French botanist. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "magnolia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "magnolia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-magnolia.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "magnolia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-magnolia.html |
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Magnolia
Magnolia One of the most ancient of flowering plants, noted for the relatively primitive structure of its flower. Magnolia leaves are first recorded from Dakota, USA, in the mid-Cretaceous. Magnolia paeopetala is a reconstruction, by E. E. Leppik, of a whole flower based on the earliest angiosperm petal ever found (also from the Dakota fossil flora).
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Magnolia.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Magnolia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Magnolia.html |
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magnolia
mag·no·lia / magˈnōlyə/ • n. a tree or shrub (genus Magnolia, family Magnoliaceae) with typically creamy-pink, waxy flowers, widely grown as ornamentals. Numerous species include M. campbellii, native to the Himalayas. |
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"magnolia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "magnolia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-magnolia.html "magnolia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-magnolia.html |
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magnolia Any of about 40 species of trees and shrubs of the genus Magnolia, native to North and Central America and e Asia. They are valued for their white, yellow, purple or pink flowers. Height: to 30m (100ft). Family Magnoliaceae.
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"magnolia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "magnolia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-magnolia.html "magnolia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-magnolia.html |
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Magnolia , city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. Metal products, apparel, chemicals, and lumber are also produced. Southern Arkansas Univ. is there. |
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"Magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Magnolia.html "Magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Magnolia.html |
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magnolia common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers. They are principally of north temperate regions with centers of distribution in Asia and E North America. Among the few native American species of the chiefly Asian genus Magnolia are the deciduous umbrella tree ( M. tripetala ); the cucumber tree ( M. acuminata ), named for the appearance of its unripe fruits; the evergreen sweet, or swamp, bay ( M. virginiana ); and the bull bay, or Southern magnolia ( M. grandiflora ), with enormous blossoms resembling water lilies. Many imported magnolias are also cultivated in the South, as are several species of the Asian genus Michelia. The only other member of the family native to North America is the tulip tree or tulip poplar ( Liriodendron tulipfera ), named for the tuliplike shape of its greenish-yellow, orange-centered blossoms. The tulip tree, relic of a past geological era when it was widespread throughout North America and Europe, now grows only in the E United States and in China. Its yellowish softwood, prized for cabinetwork and furniture, is commonly called yellow poplar, canary wood, or whitewood. The magnolia family is considered one of the most primitive group of angiosperms. The magnolia family is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Magnoliales. |
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"magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-magnolia.html "magnolia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-magnolia.html |
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magnolia XVIII. modL., f. name of Pierre Magnol (1638–1715) professor of botany at Montpellier; see -IA1.
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T. F. HOAD. "magnolia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "magnolia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-magnolia.html T. F. HOAD. "magnolia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-magnolia.html |
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Magnolia, Arkansas/USA Founded in 1853 and named after the magnolia tree, common here.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Magnolia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Magnolia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Magnolia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Magnolia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Magnolia.html |
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