frangipani

Tropical fragrant bloom

Frangipani is a tropical tree with fragrant, waxy flowers in white, pink, or yellow.

The flowers are iconic in Hawaiian leis and Southeast Asian temple offerings.

Also called plumeria.

The name also refers to a perfume originally made from or imitating the flower's scent: The air was heavy with frangipani.

ceremonial

lei

Flower necklace

worship · sacred · blessing · ritual · shrine · altar · devotion · wedding · funeral · cremation

flower

plumeria

Fragrant tropical flowering shrub

inflorescence · stamen · pistil · sepals · nectar · pollination · pollinator · angiosperm · perennial · white

fragrance

perfume

Fragrant liquid for wearing

  • aromaPleasant distinctive smell
  • scentAirborne odor detected
  • essenceFundamental nature of something

sweet-smelling · floral · attar · potpourri · olfactory · redolence · ambrosial · balmy · heady · intoxicating

tropical

island

Water-bounded land mass

  • exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
  • equatorialOf Earth's central line
  • lushRichly abundant in growth

paradise · coastal · Caribbean · Pacific · Hawaiian · Indonesian · Thai · Indian · subtropical · resort

ornamental

landscaping

Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically

foliage · cultivar · horticulture · botanical · arboretum · hedge · potted · patio · poolside · decorative

Categories
Opposites
climate adaptation

frangipaniedelweiss

White alpine wildflower

snowdrop

fragrance

frangipanicorpse flower

Plant with decay odor

rafflesia · skunk cabbage

Family

frangipane, frangipanis

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G