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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pullumeria
"하와이 여행에서 플루메리아 꽃을 머리에 꽂았습니다."
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A genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, widely cultivated for their highly fragrant, colorful flowers.
"She tucked a delicate white plumeria blossom behind her ear as she walked along the beach." - 2
The flower of any plant belonging to this genus, often used in traditional Hawaiian leis and tropical perfumes.
"The sweet scent of plumeria filled the warm evening breeze."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named in honor of the seventeenth-century French botanist and monk Charles Plumier, who described various plant species from the Americas. The New Latin genus name was established in the eighteenth century and has since become globally associated with tropical beauty and fragrant floral leis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plumeria" is said worldwide
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frangipanier
Transliteration: frã.ʒi.pa.nje
"Le parfum du frangipanier embaumait le jardin tropical."
Frangipani
Transliteration: fran.ɡiˈpaː.ni
"Der Duft der Frangipani erinnert an Sommerurlaub."
frangipane
Transliteration: fran.dʒiˈpaː.ne
"La plumeria è conosciuta anche come frangipane nei paesi mediterranei."
plumeria
Transliteration: pluˈme.ɾja
"El árbol de plumeria florece intensamente durante la primavera."
plumeria
Transliteration: pluˈme.ɾi.ɐ
"As flores de plumeria são usadas para fazer colares tradicionais."
चैंपा
Transliteration: champa
"बगीचे में चंपा के फूलों की सुगंध फैली हुई है।"
鸡蛋花
Transliteration: jī dàn huā
"热带花园里盛开着美丽的鸡蛋花。"
플루메리아
Transliteration: pullumeria
"하와이 여행에서 플루메리아 꽃을 머리에 꽂았습니다."
プルメリア
Transliteration: purumeria
"ハワイのビーチで甘い香りのプルメリアを見つけました。"
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