BIGNONIA

Meaning of BIGNONIA in English

[big.no.nia] n [NL, genus name, fr. J. P. Bignon d. 1743 Fr. royal librarian] (1785): any of a genus (Bignonia) of American and Japanese woody vines of the trumpet-creeper family with compound leaves and tubular flowers

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BIGNONIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian Date: 1785 a woody evergreen …
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BIGNONIA — bignōnēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from J.P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian + New Latin -ia : …
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BIGNONIA — (n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata …
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BIGNONIA — ( n. ) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIGNONIA — /big noh"nee euh/ , n. 1. any chiefly tropical American climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia, cultivated for its showy, …
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BIGNONIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian Date: 1785 : a woody …
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BIGNONIA — noun a large genus of american, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. b. capreolata …
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BIGNONIA — bignonia BrE AmE bɪɡ ˈnəʊn i‿ə AmE \ -ˈnoʊn- ▷ bignonia|s z
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BIGNONIA — Бигнония
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BIGNONIA — n. Pronunciation: big- ' n ō -n ē - ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. …
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TRUMPET VINE — noun Date: 1709 a North American woody vine ( Campsis radicans ) of the bignonia family having pinnate leaves and …
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JACARANDA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Portuguese jacarandá a tree of this genus, from Tupi jakaraná, jakarandá Date: circa 1753 any …
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CATALPA — noun Etymology: Creek katáłpa, from iká head + táłpa wing Date: circa 1730 any of a genus ( Catalpa ) …
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CALABASH — noun Etymology: French & Spanish; French calebasse gourd, from Spanish calabaza Date: 1596 a tropical American tree ( Crescentia cujete …
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TRUMPET — I. ˈtrəmpə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English trumpete, trompette, from Middle French trompette, …
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CROSS VINE — noun 1. : a woody vine ( Bignonia capreolata ) of the southern United States with stems that often show …
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CARAJURA — ˌkarəˈzhu̇rə noun also car·a·ju·ru -_zhəˈrü ; or ca·ra·ja·ra -ˈzhärə ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese carajura, carajurú, from Tupi carajurú, perhaps …
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CAMPSIS — ˈkam(p)sə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kampsis bending; from the curved stamens; akin to Greek kampē bend, …
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BIGNONIAD — bigˈnōnēˌad noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Bignonia + English -ad : a plant of the family Bignoniaceae or …
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BIGNONIACEAE — -nēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Bignonia, type genus + -aceae : a family of trees, shrubs, …
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CHICA — (n.) A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain …
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CHICA — ( n. ) A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WONGA-WONGA — /wong"euh wong"euh/ , n. a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers …
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TRUMPET CREEPER — any climbing plant belonging to the genus Campsis, of the bignonia family, esp. C. radicans, of the southern U.S., having …
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PRINCESS TREE — a Chinese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having hairy leaves and clusters of fragrant, violet flowers, naturalized in …
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PRIMAVERA — primavera 1 /pree'meuh vair"euh/ , n. 1. a central American tree, Cybistax donnell-smithii, of the bignonia family, having showy, tubular …
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PAULOWNIA — /paw loh"nee euh/ , n. 1. a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet …
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CROSS-VINE — /kraws"vuyn', kros"-/ , n. a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers …
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CATALPA — /keuh tal"peuh/ , n. any of several trees constituting the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, esp. C. speciosa, of …
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CALABASH — /kal"euh bash'/ , n. 1. any of various gourds, esp. the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. 2. a tropical American tree, …
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BIGNONIACEOUS — /big noh'nee ay"sheuhs/ , adj. belonging to the plant family Bignoniaceae. Cf. bignonia (def. 2). [ Bignoniace ( ae ) …
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BIGNONIACEAE — African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) the trumpet creeper or catalpa family of the figwort order of flowering plants (Scrophulariales). It …
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