Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - n. A genus of trees of the
gamopetalous order Apocynaceæ, type of tribe Plumerieæ, and of
the subtribe Euplumerieæ. It is characterized by the numerous
ovules in many rows in two carpels which ripen into two rigid
diverging follicles, a calyx glandular within, stamens near the
base of the tube of a salvershaped corolla, winged seeds, and
unappendaged anthers. There are about 45 species, natives of
tropical America, some of them naturalized in the Old World.
They are trees with thick branches, alternate long stalked and
prominently feather-veined leaves, and large white, yellow, or
purplish flowers in terminal cymes. See jasmine-tree, kambodja,
nosegay-tree, and pagoda-tree. - n. frangipani - n. deciduous
shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like
candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers - From New Latin
Plumeria, genus name, from the name of French botanist Charles
Plumier. (Wiktionary) “I headed outside to take a deep cleansing
breath of plumeria scente