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cham⋅pac

[cham-pak, chuhm-puhk]
–noun
a southern Asian tree, Michelia champaca, of the magnolia family, having fragrant yellow or orange flowers and yielding an oil (champaca oil) used in perfumes.
Also, cham⋅pa⋅ca [cham-puh-kuh, chuhm-] , champak.


Origin:
1760–70; < Hind campak < Skt campaka
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cham·pak also cham·pac   (chām'pāk, chŭm'pŭk)   
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.]
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