Meaning of BIGNONIA
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[n] 1 species: cross vine |
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BIGNONIA is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Bignonia |
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| | See Also: | | asterid dicot genus, Bignonia capreolata, Bignoniaceae, cross vine, family Bignoniaceae, quartervine, trumpet flower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Big*no"ni*a\, n. [Named from the Abb['e] Bignon.]
(Bot.)
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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