magdala

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Magdala \Mag"da*la\, a.
   Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from
   naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Magdala
a tower, a town in Galilee, mentioned only in Matt. 15:39. In
the parallel passage in Mark 8:10 this place is called
Dalmanutha. It was the birthplace of Mary called the Magdalen,
or Mary Magdalene. It was on the west shore of the Lake of
Tiberias, and is now probably the small obscure village called
el-Mejdel, about 3 miles north-west of Tiberias. In the Talmud
this city is called "the city of colour," and a particular
district of it was called "the tower of dyers." The indigo plant
was much cultivated here.

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Magdala, tower; greatness