frangipani
[ fran-juh-pan-ee, -pah-nee ]
/ ˌfræn dʒəˈpæn i, -ˈpɑ ni /
noun, plural fran·gi·pan·is, fran·gi·pan·i.
a perfume prepared from or imitating the odor of the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family.
the tree or shrub itself.
Origin of frangipani
1860–65; < French
frangipane, after Marquis Muzio
Frangipane or
Frangipani a 16th-century Italian nobleman, the supposed inventor of the perfume
Words nearby frangipani
francophobe,
francophone,
franger,
frangible,
frangipane,
frangipani,
franglais,
frank,
frank, anne,
frank-starling curve,
frankalmoign
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British Dictionary definitions for frangipani
frangipani
/ (ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ) /
noun plural -panis or -pani
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
a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers
native frangipani Australian
an Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum, with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae
Word Origin for frangipani
C17: via French from Italian: perfume for scenting gloves, named after the Marquis Muzio
Frangipani, 16th-century Roman nobleman who invented it