Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
- noun frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
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Examples
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It is not an India filled with the accumulated riches of ages, waiting for the adventurer to enter and shake the pagoda tree.
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It is not an India filled with the accumulated riches of ages, waiting for the adventurer to enter and shake the pagoda tree.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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"If you are lying to me, Ram Lal, we may lose both our pickings from this fat pagoda tree.
A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Richard Savage 1874
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