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Definition of pagoda tree
: any of several trees of erect habit and conical form suggestive of a pagoda: such as
a : japanese pagoda tree
c(1) : a frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia) of India
(2) : a frangipani (Plumeria alba) of the West Indies
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