frangipani

fran·gi·pan·i

F0297200 (frăn′jə-păn′ē, -pä′nē)n. pl. fran·gi·pan·is 1. Any of various deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria, native to tropical America and widely naturalized elsewhere, having milky sap and showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers. Also called plumeria, temple tree.2. A perfume derived from or similar in scent to the flowers of one of these shrubs or trees.3. also fran·gi·pane (frăn′jə-pān′) A creamy pastry filling flavored with almonds.

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[French frangipane, after Muzio Frangipani, 16th-century Italian marquis.]

frangipani

(ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ) n, pl -panis or -pani1. (Plants) any tropical American apocynaceous shrub of the genus Plumeria, esp P. rubra, cultivated for its waxy typically white or pink flowers, which have a sweet overpowering scent2. (Clothing & Fashion) a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers3. (Plants) native frangipani Austral an Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum, with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae[C17: via French from Italian: perfume for scenting gloves, named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, 16th-century Roman nobleman who invented it]

fran•gi•pan•i

(ˌfræn dʒəˈpæn i, -ˈpɑ ni)

n., pl. -pan•is, -pan•i. 1. a perfume prepared from the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family. 2. the tree or shrub itself. [1860–65; < French frangipane, after Muzio Frangipane, 16-century Italian nobleman, supposed inventor of the perfume]

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frangipani - any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowersfrangipannigenus Plumeria, Plumeria, Plumiera - deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowersPlumeria acutifolia, temple tree, pagoda tree - frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardenspagoda tree, Plumeria alba, West Indian jasmine - tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centersbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems