FRANGIPANI

frangipani, frangipanni

(noun) any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frangipani (countable and uncountable, plural frangipanis)

Any of several tropical American trees, of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.

A perfume originally obtained from these flowers

Source: Wiktionary


Fran`gi*pan"i, Fran`gi*pan"ni, n. Etym: [Another spelling of frangipane.]

Definition: A perfume derived from, or imitating the odor of, the flower of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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