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magnolia

/mag-nohl-yuh, -noh-lee-uh/US // mægˈnoʊl yə, -ˈnoʊ li ə //UK // (mæɡˈnəʊlɪə) //

玉兰,玉兰花

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament.Compare magnolia family.
    • : the blossom of any such shrub or tree, as of the evergreen magnolia tree: the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi.

Examples

  • The need to change narratives through research and evidence was also apparent to Nyandoro, of Magnolia Mother’s Trust.

  • Now, it’s true, the magnolias were whispering yes, you mustbelieve.

  • Sure enough, in the morning while sending the kids off to school and walking the dog, I found dozens of magnolias on the sidewalk and in the grass, many shut tight and still half in their furry gray pods.

  • I’m feeling an odd mix of near-giddiness and trepidation about the months to come, much like those magnolias, which could bloom at any moment, be blown down or freeze.

  • Magnolia Elementary was one of several schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District to offer child care for families during the summer.

  • The trial was livestreamed on the Internet and the controversy was “front page news every day” in the Magnolia State.

  • Magnolia Bakery,  Georgetown Cupcake, and Sprinkles were all gaining scale.

  • In Magnolia (1999)—“a smorgasbord of pleasure, that movie”—he played opposite Tom Cruise as a nurse.

  • Distributed by Magnolia Pictures in September 2010, the quasi-documentary grossed a pathetic $400,000 at the domestic box office.

  • After the film ended, we headed to a nearby Magnolia Bakery for an intellectual conversation.

  • She left a note for him, saying she did not get on well with Magnolia, and was going to stay a little while with Mrs. Dickson.

  • Whilst staying with Mrs. Dickson before sailing, a letter was forwarded to her from Magnolia Grange.

  • So Morgan went off to his hoeing, and I stopped under the shade of the big magnolia to keep my long watch.

  • That big house at the corner of Magnolia Road had been a daring bid for fortune.

  • She raged up and down the room, swearing in Spanish, tears tracing red stains on her magnolia complexion.