champac

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a tropical Asian evergreen tree, Magnolia champaca, cultivated for its strongly fragrant yellow or orange flowers

   A champac shaded the courtyard and scented the warm evening air.

2. 2
   noun

   a flower or fragrance obtained from this tree and used especially in perfumery

   The perfume opened with a rich note of champac.

Borrowed through South Asian languages from Sanskrit campaka, the name of the fragrant tree. English champac and champak represent different transliterations of the same name; botany now places the species in the magnolia genus as Magnolia champaca.

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