Noun: saucer magnolia
- Large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America
"Saucer magnolias herald spring with their showy pink blooms";
- Chinese magnolia, Magnolia soulangiana
Derived forms: saucer magnolias
Type of: magnolia
Encyclopedia: Saucer magnolia