frangipane shrub

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• Frangipani family — The Frangipani or Frangipane ( Breadbreakers , from Italian frangere il pane ) was a powerful Roman patrician clan in the Middle Ages. [Frangipani, a sub tropical shrub of the genus Plumeria , was named for a marchese Frangipani who invented a… …   Wikipedia

• frangipani — /fran jeuh pan ee, pah nee/, n., pl. frangipanis, frangipani. 1. a perfume prepared from or imitating the odor of the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family. 2. the tree or shrub itself. [1860 65; < F… …   Universalium

• frangipani — fran•gi•pan•i [[t]ˌfræn dʒəˈpæn i, ˈpɑ ni[/t]] n. pl. pan•is, pan•i 1) a perfume prepared from the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family 2) pln the tree or shrub itself • Etymology: 1860–65; < F… …   From formal English to slang

• Frangipani (disambiguation) — Frangipani may refer to: * Plumeria, a flowering shrub often known as frangipani * Frangipani family, an Italian family that came to prominence in the Middle Ages ** Cencio I Frangipane (1066? 1102?) ** Cencio II Frangipane (early twelfth… …   Wikipedia

• frangipani — type of shrub, 1864; earlier frangipane, a type of perfume (1670s), from Fr. frangipane (16c.), said to be from Frangipani, the family name of the Italian inventor. FRANGIPANI, an illustrious and powerful Roman House, which traces its origin to… …   Etymology dictionary

• frangipani — /frændʒəˈpæni / (say franjuh panee) noun (plural frangipanis or frangipani) 1. a shrub or tree, of the genus Plumeria, with thick, fleshy branches, cultivated for its strongly scented yellow and white, occasionally pink, flowers. 2. a perfume… …  

• fran|gi|pan|i — «FRAN juh PAN ee», noun, plural pan|is. 1. a perfume made from, or imitating the odor of, the flower of the red jasmine. 2. the red jasmine, a tropical American shrub or tree of the dogbane family. ╂[< Italian frangipani; see etym. under… …   Useful english dictionary

• frangipani — n. (pl. frangipanis) 1 any tree or shrub of the genus Plumeria, native to tropical America, esp. P. rubra with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers. 2 the perfume from this plant. Etymology: var. of FRANGIPANE …   Useful english dictionary