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Definition of Champac
1. champak [n -S] - See also: champak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Champac
Literary usage of Champac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Sir William Jones by William Jones (1807)
"Of the wild champac, the leaves are lanced or lance-oblong; ... Both Mr.
MARSDEN and RUMPHIUS mention the blue champac as a rare flower highly prized in ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1864)
"CS [The following notice of the charming and celebrated plant champac occurs in
Sir William Jones's “Botanical Observations on Select Indian Plants,” Works, ..."
3. The Cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea: With Notices of by Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1889)
"Buddhist and Mohammedan alike plant the champac above their dead. So should we
too, I think, did our climate permit it. Day after day throughout the year ..."
4. Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote by Hugh Murray, James Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, Robert Jameson, Whitelaw Ainslie, William Rhind, William Wallace, Clarence Dalrymple (1832)
"The flower of the champac, which is either a species of Magnolia or Michelia, is
frequently praised ... A blue-flowering champac is said to exist ; but the ..."
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