1. Plural of champaca; tropical trees of the magnolia family, native to South and Southeast Asia, valued for their fragrant flowers and aromatic wood.
Usage: Also spelled 'champaks' or 'champacs'; Botanical name: Magnolia champaca; Often used in ornamental gardening and traditional medicine

Examples

• The champacas in the botanical garden bloom with golden-yellow flowers each spring.
• Champacas are prized in South Asian cultures for their intensely fragrant blossoms.
• The wood of champacas is used in traditional crafts and incense production.
• Many temples in Southeast Asia plant champacas for their spiritual significance and beauty.
• The fragrance of champacas flowers can be detected from a considerable distance.