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title: magnolia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «magnolia» in the school dictionary: A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# magnolia

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**Who acts:** magnolia, Magnolia flowers, new flat, We, Dad, Bees · **What happens:** be, open, use, call, cover, smell · **To what, where:** tree, large beautiful white flowers, leaves, pale white colour, flower, magnolia · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«magnolia» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [magnolia in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magnolia.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:m1:1
# text = A magnolia is a tree or bush with large, beautiful white, pink or purple flowers that often open in spring before the leaves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
9	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
12	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
17	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	open	open	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	before	before	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a magnolia | a tree or bush |  |  |  | with large beautiful white flowers | tree rules |
| 2 | **open** | present |  | large beautiful white flowers |  | the leaves | spring | often *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent that=Theme before leaf=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnolia is also a pale creamy-white colour, often used for painting walls.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:m2:1
# text = Magnolia is also a pale creamy-white colour, often used for painting walls.
1	Magnolia	Magnolia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Magnolia | a pale white colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a pale white colour *not said here* |  |  |  | for painting walls; often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flower of this tree is also called a magnolia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:m3:1
# text = The flower of this tree is also called a magnolia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the flower of this tree |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magnolia in our front garden is covered in pink flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x1:1
# text = The magnolia in our front garden is covered in pink flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present · passive |  | the magnolia in our front garden |  |  |  | in pink flowers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in flower=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnolia flowers are big and smell sweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x2:1
# text = Magnolia flowers are big and smell sweet.
1	Magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Magnolia flowers |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | present | Magnolia flowers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new flat had magnolia walls everywhere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x3:1
# text = The new flat had magnolia walls everywhere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the new flat | magnolia walls |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We painted the hall magnolia because Dad didn't like bright colours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x4:1
# text = We painted the hall magnolia because Dad didn't like bright colours.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | We | the hall magnolia |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent magnolia=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | Dad | bright colours |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot colour=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees crawled into the magnolia blossoms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x5:1
# text = Bees crawled into the magnolia blossoms.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crawled	crawl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	blossoms	blossom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crawl** | past | Bees |  |  | the magnolia blossoms |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into blossom=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnolias are some of the oldest flowering plants on Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x6:1
# text = Magnolias are some of the oldest flowering plants on Earth.
1	Magnolias	magnolia	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
7	flowering	flower	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flower** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Petals from the magnolia covered the path like snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x7:1
# text = Petals from the magnolia covered the path like snow.
1	Petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Petals from the magnolia | the path |  |  |  | like snow | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme path=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She held out to him a big white magnolia leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnolia:x8:1
# text = She held out to him a big white magnolia leaf.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	magnolia	magnolia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold out** | past | She | a big white magnolia leaf | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

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