Translingual

Plumeria alba

Proper noun

Plumeria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – the frangipanis.

Descendants

• English: plumeria

English

Noun

plumeria ‎(plural plumerias)

1. frangipani
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

     Mrs Horrox told me departees were once presented with a garland of plumeria, but the Mission elders deemed garlands immoral.