bignonia

[ big-noh-nee-uh ]

/ bɪgˈnoʊ ni ə /

noun

any chiefly tropical American climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia, cultivated for its showy, trumpet-shaped flowers.

any member of the plant family Bignoniaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and woody vines having opposite leaves, showy, bisexual, tubular flowers, and often large, gourdlike or capsular fruit with flat, winged seeds, and including the bignonia, catalpa, princess tree, and trumpet creeper.

Origin of bignonia

1690–1700; <New Latin, named after Abbé Bignon (librarian of Louis XIV of France); see -ia

Words nearby bignonia

Big Muddy, Big Muddy River, big name, bigness, big noise, bignonia, bignoniaceous, big-note, big of one, big on, big one

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Example sentences from the Web for bignonia

Bignonia capreolata, with its strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which I had from Kew), is now interesting me greatly.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
In creepers, bignonia and lantana will hold their own under difficulties perhaps as well as any that can be found.
Three Elephant Power|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
It thrives mightily on these gravelled shores, and so do the bignonia vine, the poison ivy, and the Virginia creeper.
Afloat on the Ohio|Reuben Gold Thwaites
The red colouring matter deposited by a decoction of the leaves of Bignonia Chica in cooling.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

Its favourite haunt is among the red and scentless flowers of the buck-eye, or the large trumpet-shaped blossoms of the bignonia.
The Quadroon|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for bignonia

bignonia

/ (bɪɡˈnəʊnɪə) /

noun

any tropical American bignoniaceous climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia (or Doxantha), cultivated for their trumpet-shaped yellow or reddish flowersSee also cross vine

Word Origin for bignonia

C19: from New Latin, named after the Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon (1662–1743)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bignonia
释义	bignonia [ big-noh-nee-uh ] / bɪgˈnoʊ ni ə / noun any chiefly tropical American climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia, cultivated for its showy, trumpet-shaped flowers. any member of the plant family Bignoniaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and woody vines having opposite leaves, showy, bisexual, tubular flowers, and often large, gourdlike or capsular fruit with flat, winged seeds, and including the bignonia, catalpa, princess tree, and trumpet creeper. Origin of bignonia 1690–1700; <New Latin, named after Abbé Bignon (librarian of Louis XIV of France); see -ia Words nearby bignonia Big Muddy, Big Muddy River, big name, bigness, big noise, bignonia, bignoniaceous, big-note, big of one, big on, big one Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bignonia Bignonia capreolata, with its strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which I had from Kew), is now interesting me greatly. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin In creepers, bignonia and lantana will hold their own under difficulties perhaps as well as any that can be found. Three Elephant Power\|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson It thrives mightily on these gravelled shores, and so do the bignonia vine, the poison ivy, and the Virginia creeper. Afloat on the Ohio\|Reuben Gold Thwaites The red colouring matter deposited by a decoction of the leaves of Bignonia Chica in cooling. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Its favourite haunt is among the red and scentless flowers of the buck-eye, or the large trumpet-shaped blossoms of the bignonia. The Quadroon\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for bignonia bignonia / (bɪɡˈnəʊnɪə) / noun any tropical American bignoniaceous climbing shrub of the genus Bignonia (or Doxantha), cultivated for their trumpet-shaped yellow or reddish flowersSee also cross vine Word Origin for bignonia C19: from New Latin, named after the Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon (1662–1743) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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