Main Entry: mag·no·lia

Pronunciation: \mag-ˈnōl-yə\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a genus (family Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family) of North American and Asian shrubs and trees including some whose bark has been used especially as a bitter tonic and diaphoretic in folk medicine
2 a : any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia b : the dried bark of a magnolia