PAGODA TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pagoda tree mean? 

• PAGODA TREE (noun)
  The noun PAGODA TREE has 2 senses:

1. tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers

2. frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens

  Familiarity information: PAGODA TREE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAGODA TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pagoda tree; Plumeria alba; West Indian jasmine

Hypernyms ("pagoda tree" is a kind of...):

frangipani; frangipanni (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pagoda tree; Plumeria acutifolia; temple tree

Hypernyms ("pagoda tree" is a kind of...):

frangipani; frangipanni (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)