[[Image:Magnolia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One of many types of magnolia]]
[[Image:Magnolia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One of many types of magnolia]]
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A '''magnolia''' is a type of white or pink [[flower]] with large and plentiful petals. It is unique because it is pollinated by [[beetle]]s. (The reason for this being either that it was [[intelligent design|designed]] that way or that it evolved before [[bee]]s.)
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A '''magnolia''' is a type of white or pink [[flower]] with large and plentiful petals. It is unique because it is pollinated by [[beetle]]s. (The reason for this being either that it was [[intelligent design|designed]] that way or that it evolved before [[bee]]s.) It is used in traditional [[Chinese]] medicine.
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It is used in traditional [[Chinese]] medicine.
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[[Mississippi]] is known as the "Magnolia State" and the magnolia is its [[State flowers|state flower]] (and state tree). <ref>http://www.mississippi.gov/symbols.jsp</ref> It is also the state flower of [[Louisiana]]. <ref>http://www.louisiana.gov/Explore/About_Louisiana/</ref>
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[[Mississippi]] is known as the Magnolia State and the magnolia is its [[State flowers|state flower]].