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Plumeria

plu·me·ria

uncommon

noun

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deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers

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From translingual Plumeria (genus name), from the name of French botanist Charles Plumier. The genus name is a proper noun and accordingly must be capitalised; the lower case "plumeria" is informal notation, not botanical.

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