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Opposite it on the front right is a sprawling plumeria.—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026 Keep the plumeria trees moist and apply a slow-release fertilizer this month and again in May.—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026 Heady, intoxicating notes of tuberose and jasmine are uplifted by marigold and tropical plumeria, followed by a trace of copal, or Mexican incense.—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026 In truth, this slow-growing arboreal species is not a palm but a member of the dogbane family, which includes oleander, star jasmine, Natal plum, and plumeria.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plumeria
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Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Charles Plumier †1704 French botanist