magnoliaceous

[mag-noh-lee-ey-shuhs]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.

magnoliaceous

/ mæɡˌnəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnoliaceous¹

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

Example Sentences

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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