[fran.gi.pa.ni] also fran.gi.pan.ni n, pl -pani also -panni [modif. of It frangipane, fr. Muzio Frangipane, 16th cent. Ital. nobleman] (1676) 1: a perfume derived from or imitating the odor of the flower of a frangipani (Plumeria rubra)
2: any of a genus (Plumeria) of shrubs or small trees of the dogbane family that are native to the American tropics and widely cultivated as ornamentals