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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
frangipani /ˌfran(d)ʒɪˈpani, -ˈpɑːni/

▶noun (pl. frangipanis) a tropical American tree or shrub with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers. [Plumeria rubra and related species.]

■ perfume obtained from the frangipani plant.

– origin C19: named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a 16th-cent. Italian nobleman who invented a perfume for scenting gloves.

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