Definition of "Magnolia"

Magnolia

proper noun
1. A female given name from English, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.
  Quotations
  Our blooming friend, the handsome and stalworth Magnolia, having got a confidential hint from agitated Mrs. Mack, trudged up to the mills, in a fine frenzy, vowing vengeance on Mary Matchwell, for she liked poor Sally Nutter well.
  1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
  "Nobody could have a name like Magnolia.""They could if they came from South Carolina, as she did. In the southern states of America you can't throw a brick without hitting a Magnolia."
  1971, P.G. Wodehouse, Much Obliged, Jeeves, Barrie and Jenkins, published 1971, page 24
2. A several places in the United States
  1. A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
  2. A town in Delaware, United States
  3. A village in Illinois, United States
  4. A city in Iowa, United States
  5. A town in Minnesota, United States
  6. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
  7. A borough of New Jersey, United States
  8. A town in North Carolina, United States
  9. A village in Ohio, United States
  10. A city in Texas, United States
  11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
  12. A town in Wisconsin, United States