evergreen magnolia

noun

1. a magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, of the southern U.S., having evergreen foliage and large, fragrant, white flowers, grown as a shade and ornamental tree in the warmer parts of the U.S.: the state tree of Mississippi.

Word History and Origins

Origin of evergreen magnolia¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Evergreen magnolia has long been planted for ornament in this country and Europe.

From Project Gutenberg

Lumbermen formerly left the evergreen magnolia trees on tracts from which they cut nearly everything else.

From Project Gutenberg