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Definition of michelia
michelia
/mɪˈkiːliə/
mi · che · li · a
Plural:michelias
michelia Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
11
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
Any of various evergreen trees and shrubs of the magnolia family, native to tropical and subtropical Asia, widely cultivated for their highly fragrant flowers (historically classified under the genus Michelia, though now largely reclassified into Magnolia).
Example
"The courtyard was beautifully perfumed by the sweet scent of a blooming michelia during the warm summer evenings."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named in honor of the 18th-century Florentine botanist Pietro Antonio Micheli (1679–1737), with the Modern Latin botanical suffix '-ia'.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Michelia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/michelia