magnoliaceous

American

[mag-noh-lee-ey-shuhs] / mægˌnoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.

magnoliaceous British

/ mæɡˌnəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Magnoliaceae, a family of trees and shrubs, including magnolias and the tulip tree, having large showy flowers

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Etymology

Origin of magnoliaceous

1850–55; < New Latin Magnoliace ( ae ) ( magnolia, -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

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Illicium anisatum.—This magnoliaceous plant is a native of China, and its fruit furnishes the star anise of commerce.

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Urtica urens, and urentior occur about the houses, Cupressus pendula and a Magnoliaceous tree, with exquisitely fragrant blossoms.

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