Definition of Plumeria

1. Noun. Deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Plumeria, Plumiera
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Frangipani, Frangipanni

Definition of Plumeria

1. Noun. frangipani ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plumeria

1. a flowering shrub [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumeria

plume moth
plume poppy
plume thistle
plumed
plumed scorpionfish
plumed thistle
plumed thistles
plumed tussock
plumeless
plumelet
plumelets
plumelike
plumeria (current term)
plumerias
plumeries
plumery
plumes
plumicorn
plumicorns
plumier
plumiest
plumigerous
plumiliform
pluming
plumiped
plumipeds
plumist

Literary usage of Plumeria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rural Economy: In Its Relations with Chemistry, Physics, and Meteorology by Jean Baptiste Boussingault, George Law (1865)
"The plumeria, when one of its branches is broken ... The milk of the plumeria is perfectly white ; it is very fluid when it flows from the plant, ..."

2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"The fruit in size, shape, color and taste is not unlike a damson. plumeria acutifolia, Poiret., Wight Ic., t. 471 ; Bot Mag., t. 8952. Vernacular. ..."

3. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"name of plumeria or frangipani attributed to spirits and used by spirit mediums when possessed by a spirit ("plumeria of heaven"). ..."

4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Red plumeria. Willden. sp.pl. \. p. H42. Curtis magaz. 279. ... White plumeria. Nat. of Jamaica. Introd. before 1733, by William Houstoun, MD Mill. diet. ed ..."

5. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"plumeria Cocker Kennels, San Francisco, Cal. Breeder. WC Ralston. Fruitvale, Cal. ... XVI.), out of Princess Flavia (46556, Vol. XVII.). plumeria ..."

6. Rural Economy, in Its Relations with Chemistry, Physics, and Meteorology by Jean Baptiste Boussingault (1845)
"The plumeria, when one of its branches is broken, yields a considerable quantity ... The milk of the plumeria is perfectly white, it is very fluid when it ..."

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