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Word entry · 10 letters

frangipani

Best crossword clue

"Tropical perfume bloom"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːni/Part of speech nounSorted aafgiinnprStarts with FEnds with I2 clues
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Definitions

  1. A tropical tree or shrub with fragrant flowers, also called plumeria.

Word origin

From French frangipane, from Italian frangipane. Possibly named after Muzio Frangipane, a 16th-century marquess of the Italian noble Frangipani family, who invented a plumeria-scented perfume. The name Frangipane derives from frangere (“to break”) + pane (“bread”), a reference to the family's distribution of bread in time of famine.

Used in a sentence

  • The aroma given off by flowers has an aphrodisiac effect, especially on women. This is so particularly in the case of lilies of the valley, gardenia, frangipani, and henna.
  • I casually let this information drop as our concierge drives us through the resort in a buggy, a frangipani flower tucked behind his ear. He promises to fix the bug problem and drops us off at the lobby.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tropical perfume bloom10 letters
02Plumeria flower10 letters

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