BIGNONIA

Bignonia, genus Bignonia

(noun) one species: cross vine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

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



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