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The spray features top notes of calamansi (a Philippine citrus) with bergamot and coconut, heart notes of ocean mist, blue lavender, and plumeria, and a base of sandalwood, marine amber, and skin musk.—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 29 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for plumeria
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Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Charles Plumier †1704 French botanist