n.
Pronunciation: big- ' n ō -n ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon † 1743 French royal librarian
Date: 1785
: a woody evergreen vine ( Bignonia capreolata of the family Bignoniaceae, the bignonia family) of American and Japanese woody vines with compound leaves and tubular flowers