frangipani (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *frangipani*:
NOUN	plant	frangipani, frangipanni	any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

English > *frangipani*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers.
Synonym	frangipanni
Member of	Plumeria, genus Plumeria, Plumiera	deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink / pink flowers
Narrower	West Indian jasmine, pagoda tree, Plumeria alba	tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
Narrower	pagoda tree, temple tree, Plumeria acutifolia	frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	frangipani
Catalan	frangipani

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