magnolia
Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowersOf a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
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4 sentencesOrigin
Borrowed from translingual Magnolia, from French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanistBorrowed from translingual Magnolia, from French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715). The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus, which in turn from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“great”).
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