Explore Frangipani through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shrub or bush. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Frangipani in a sentence
Frangipani meaning
- Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.
- A flower of these plants.
- A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odour of its flowers.
Using Frangipani
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red. | A flower of these plants. | A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odour of its flowers.
- Useful related words include: frangipanni, shrub, bush.
- In the example corpus, frangipani often appears in combinations such as: the frangipani.
Context around Frangipani
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frangipani
- In this selection, "frangipani" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, leo, led, pushed and flower stand out and add context to how "frangipani" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1200 the frangipani family took and and the frangipani flower extra. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frangipani" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frangipani
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The cardinals supporting the Frangipani immediately closed the monastery gates and refused to allow anyone inside. (16 words)
Around 1200 the Frangipani family took over the Colosseum and fortified it, apparently using it as a castle. (18 words)
Aloe vera is also included for smoothing and the frangipani flower extra not only has moisturising properties but also awards the product its pleasing fragrance. (25 words)
The Frangipani, led by Leo Frangipani, pushed for the delay in order that they could promote their preferred candidate, Lamberto, but the people were eager to see Saxo de Anagni, the Cardinal-Priest of San Stefano in Celiomonte elected as the next pope. (43 words)
On Nayara’s dock, I boarded the resort’s private motorboat piloted by captain Elket; he so kindly poured me a flute of Prosecco for the invigorating 20-minute sea taxi to Fantasy, er, Frangipani Island. (36 words)
Their ceaseless infighting, repressed during the pontificate of Calixtus II, broke out again, and Honorius found he did not have the resources to suppress the Pierleoni, nor the authority to rein in the Frangipani. (34 words)
Example sentences (6)
The Frangipani, led by Leo Frangipani, pushed for the delay in order that they could promote their preferred candidate, Lamberto, but the people were eager to see Saxo de Anagni, the Cardinal-Priest of San Stefano in Celiomonte elected as the next pope.
Aloe vera is also included for smoothing and the frangipani flower extra not only has moisturising properties but also awards the product its pleasing fragrance.
On Nayara’s dock, I boarded the resort’s private motorboat piloted by captain Elket; he so kindly poured me a flute of Prosecco for the invigorating 20-minute sea taxi to Fantasy, er, Frangipani Island.
Around 1200 the Frangipani family took over the Colosseum and fortified it, apparently using it as a castle.
The cardinals supporting the Frangipani immediately closed the monastery gates and refused to allow anyone inside.
Their ceaseless infighting, repressed during the pontificate of Calixtus II, broke out again, and Honorius found he did not have the resources to suppress the Pierleoni, nor the authority to rein in the Frangipani.
Common combinations with frangipani
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: