magnoliaceous

[ mag-noh-lee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.

Origin of magnoliaceous

1
1850–55; <New Latin Magnoliace(ae) (see magnolia, -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for magnoliaceous

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

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