Bignonia, genus Bignonia
(noun) one species: cross vine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
bignonia (plural bignonias)
Any member of the genus Bignonia of flowering plants in the catalpa family.
Source: Wiktionary
Big*no"ni*a, n. Etym: [Named from the Abbé Bignon.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
