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PAGODA TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
Synonyms:
pagoda tree; Plumeria acutifolia; temple tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pagoda tree" is a kind of...):
frangipani; frangipanni (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
Synonyms:
pagoda tree; Plumeria alba; West Indian jasmine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("pagoda tree" is a kind of...):
frangipani; frangipanni (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)