I. plüˈmirēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Plumerius (latinized form of the name of Charles Plumier ) + New Latin -ia
: a genus of tropical American shrubs or trees (family Apocynaceae) having thick fleshy branches and large highly fragrant, waxy-looking white, yellow, red, or pink flowers with a twisted corolla — see frangipani
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Plumeria
: frangipani