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Definition of frangipani noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frangipani

noun
 
/ˌfrændʒiˈpæni/,
 
/ˌfrændʒiˈpɑːni/
 
/ˌfrændʒiˈpæni/,
 
/ˌfrændʒiˈpɑːni/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a tropical American tree or bush with groups of white, pink, or yellow flowersTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. [uncountable] a perfume that is made from the frangipani plant
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a 16th-cent. Italian nobleman who invented a perfume for scenting gloves.
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