trumpet creeper

noun

any climbing plant belonging to the genus Campsis, of the bignonia family, especially C. radicans, of the southern U.S., having elliptic leaves and large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Origin of trumpet creeper

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby trumpet creeper

trump card, trumped-up, Trumpeldor, trumpery, trumpet, trumpet creeper, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, trumpetfish, trumpet flower, trumpet honeysuckle

Example sentences from the Web for trumpet creeper

These rootlets are very strong, as you will find if you try to pull, as I did once, a trumpet-creeper out of a grape-vine.
Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895|Various
Fig. 93 shows the two-lobed stigma of the trumpet-creeper or tecoma before the flower is ready for pollination.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey
The coral-honeysuckle and a species of trumpet-creeper also grow here, and, in a little time, will be in full flower.
Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe

单词	trumpet creeper
释义	trumpet creeper noun any climbing plant belonging to the genus Campsis, of the bignonia family, especially C. radicans, of the southern U.S., having elliptic leaves and large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers. Origin of trumpet creeper An Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby trumpet creeper trump card, trumped-up, Trumpeldor, trumpery, trumpet, trumpet creeper, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, trumpetfish, trumpet flower, trumpet honeysuckle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trumpet creeper These rootlets are very strong, as you will find if you try to pull, as I did once, a trumpet-creeper out of a grape-vine. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895\|Various Fig. 93 shows the two-lobed stigma of the trumpet-creeper or tecoma before the flower is ready for pollination. The Nursery Book\|Liberty Hyde Bailey The coral-honeysuckle and a species of trumpet-creeper also grow here, and, in a little time, will be in full flower. Palmetto-Leaves\|Harriet Beecher Stowe
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