Definition of champak in English:
champak
(also chempaka)
nounˈtʃʌmpəkˈtʃampəkˈCHəmpək
An Asian evergreen tree of the magnolia family, which bears fragrant orange flowers and is sacred to Hindus and Buddhists.
Michelia champaca, family Magnoliaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The legendary champak, a member of the magnolia family, is a native of the temperate Himalayan region.
- He planted peltophorum in many roads and an avenue with champaks in Malleshwaram and called it Sampige Road.
- The champak odors fail like sweet thoughts in a dream
- No garden is complete in India without its champak tree
- And she carried in her hand a champak flower; and she came up to the King, perfuming the air, and said: O King, my mistress sends her lord, by these unworthy hands, a flower, and if he has enjoyed good repose, it is well with her.