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frangipani|frændʒɪˈpænɪ, -ˈpɑːnɪ|
Also -panni.
[See prec.]
A fragrant ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Plumeria, esp. P. rubra. Cf. frangipane 2.
1864in Webster. 1882J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 180 In the West Indies Plumeria rubra and alba, shrubs of the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceæ) are called Frangipanni on account of their deliciously-scented flowers. 1898Jrnl. R. Hort. Soc. XXII. 159 Frangipani (Plumiera [sic] rubra, P. alba, P. fragrantissima &c.).—Commonly planted on graves in Borneo and Malayan islands. 1904J. Cameron Firminger's Man. Garden. India (ed. 5) iv. 497 P[lumeria] rubra.—The Frangipani Plant. Introduced from Jamaica. 1934H. B. Sharpe in A. J. Jex-Blake Gardening E. Afr. xvii. 252, I planted out everywhere my pink frangipani. 1965A. Thomas Gardening in Hot Countries vii. 100 Other kinds of Plumieria [sic]..have fainter perfumes and may be more pleasing at close quarters than ordinary frangipani. |