frangipani

fran·gi·pan·i  (frnj-pn, -pän)

n. pl. fran·gi·pan·is

1. Any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria, having milky sap and showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers. Also called 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 (frnj-pn) A creamy pastry filling flavored with almonds.

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

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frangipani [ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ]

n pl -panis, -pani

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 scent

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

native frangipani Austral an Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum, with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae

[via French from Italian: perfume for scenting gloves, named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, 16th-century Roman nobleman who invented it]

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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 flowers frangipanni genus Plumeria, Plumeria, Plumiera - deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers Plumeria acutifolia, temple tree, pagoda tree - frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens pagoda tree, Plumeria alba, West Indian jasmine - tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems