HyperDic: temple_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression *temple tree*:
NOUN	plant	temple tree, pagoda tree, Plumeria acutifolia	frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form

English > *temple tree*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens.
Synonyms	pagoda tree, Plumeria acutifolia
Broader	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