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Brewer's: Champak'
An Indian tree (Michelia Champaca). The wood is sacred to Buddha, and the strongly-scented golden flowers are worn in the black hair of Indian women.
“The Champak odours fail.”
Shelley: Lines to Indian Air.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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