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| 3 results for Magnolia | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.] (Bot.) A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers. Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M. Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M. acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M. purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers. {Magnolia warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful North American wood warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Magnolia, AL Zip code(s): 36754 Magnolia, AR (city, FIPS 43460) Location: 33.27402 N, 93.23538 W Population (1990): 11151 (4689 housing units) Area: 21.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71753 Magnolia, DE (town, FIPS 44430) Location: 39.06977 N, 75.47672 W Population (1990): 211 (86 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19962 Magnolia, IA (city, FIPS 48495) Location: 41.68745 N, 95.87432 W Population (1990): 204 (79 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51550 Magnolia, IL (village, FIPS 46110) Location: 41.11397 N, 89.19518 W Population (1990): 261 (107 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61336 Magnolia, KY Zip code(s): 42757 Magnolia, MN (city, FIPS 39338) Location: 43.64488 N, 96.07452 W Population (1990): 155 (68 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56158 Magnolia, MS (city, FIPS 44680) Location: 31.15024 N, 90.46072 W Population (1990): 2245 (919 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39652 Magnolia, NC (town, FIPS 40640) Location: 34.89549 N, 78.05521 W Population (1990): 747 (319 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28453 Magnolia, NJ (borough, FIPS 42630) Location: 39.85555 N, 75.03624 W Population (1990): 4861 (1852 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08049 Magnolia, OH (village, FIPS 46844) Location: 40.65151 N, 81.29249 W Population (1990): 937 (384 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44643 Magnolia, TX (town, FIPS 46056) Location: 30.21099 N, 95.74874 W Population (1990): 940 (363 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77355 | |
