BIGNONIA

Meaning of BIGNONIA in English

(n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus.

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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 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIGNONIA — bignōnēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from J.P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian + New Latin -ia : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIGNONIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian Date: 1785 : a woody …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIGNONIA — noun a large genus of american, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. b. capreolata …
Webster English vocab
BIGNONIA — [big.no.nia] n [NL, genus name, fr. J. P. Bignon d. 1743 Fr. royal librarian] (1785): any of a genus (Bignonia) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIGNONIAD — bigˈnōnēˌad noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Bignonia + English -ad : a plant of the family Bignoniaceae or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIGNONIACEAE — -nēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Bignonia, type genus + -aceae : a family of trees, shrubs, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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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