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frangipani /ˌfran(d)ʒɪˈpɑːni /noun (plural frangipanis)1A tropical American tree or shrub with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers.- Genus Plumeria, family Apocynaceae: several species, in particular P. rubra.
Although they look somewhat drab in the winter, frangipanis are wonderfully easy to grow and flower beautifully for many months over summer....- There were red and purple bougainvillea flowers, scarlet and apricot hibiscus hedges, flame-of-the-forest trees and the sweetly scented waxy-white flowers of the frangipani trees.
- But sometimes, after too many summer days, purple clouds pile up in the sky and a cool wind brings in the sweet-smelling scent of the frangipani flowers outside the window.
1.1 [mass noun] Perfume obtained from the frangipani plant.I close my eyes and smell frangipani on the evening air....- You know the drill - ‘this oil contains notes of fresh frangipani with citrus undertones to awaken your senses’ spoken in the sort of hushed tones reserved for sanctified grounds.
Origin Mid 19th century: named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a 16th-century Italian nobleman who invented a perfume for scenting gloves. Rhymes Afghani, ani, Armani, Azerbaijani, Barney, biriani, blarney, Carney, Fulani, Galvani, Giovanni, Hindustani, Killarney, maharani, Mbabane, Modigliani, Omani, Pakistani, Rafsanjani, Rajasthani, rani, sarnie |