champac


cham·pak

also cham·pac C0234400 (chăm′păk, chŭm′pŭk) or cham·pa·ca (chăm′pə-kə, chŭm′-)n. An evergreen timber tree (Michelia champaca) native to India and having fragrant orange-yellow flowers that yield an oil used in perfumery.
[Hindi campak, from Sanskrit campakaḥ, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil caṇpakam.]

champac

(ˈtʃæmpæk; ˈtʃʌmpʌk) or

champak

n (Plants) a magnoliaceous tree, Michelia champaca, of India and the East Indies. Its fragrant yellow flowers yield an oil used in perfumes and its wood is used for furniture[C18: from Hindi campak, from Sanskrit campaka, of Dravidian origin]

cham•pac

or cham•pak

(ˈtʃæm pæk, ˈtʃʌm pʌk)

n. a S Asian tree, Michelia champaca, of the magnolia family, having yellow or orange flowers and yielding a fragrant oil. [1760–70; < Hindi campak < Skt campaka]