trumpet flower

trumpet flower
noun
1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bignonia, ↑genus Bignonia
2. Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat
• Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
• Member Holonyms: ↑Solandra, ↑genus Solandra
3. evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers
• Hypernyms: ↑honeysuckle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lonicera, ↑genus Lonicera

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noun
1. : a plant having trumpet-shaped flowers: as
c. : cross vine 1
d. : datura 2
2. : a trumpet-shaped flower

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1. any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
4. the flower of any of these plants.
[1720-30, Amer.]

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trumpet flower noun
A name for various bignoniaceous, solanaceous and other plants with large trumpet-shaped flowers
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Main Entry: ↑trumpet

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trumpet flower,
1. any one of certain plants with large or showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, especially the trumpet creeper and the trumpet honeysuckle.
2. the flower of one of these plants.

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  • Trumpet flower — Trumpet Trump et, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See {Trump} a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • trumpet flower — Trumpet Trump et, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See {Trump} a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trumpet flower — n. 1. any of a number of plants with trumpet shaped flowers, as the trumpet creeper and the trumpet honeysuckle 2. the flower of any of these …   English World dictionary

  • trumpet flower — noun Date: circa 1731 1. any of various plants (as a trumpet vine or a datura) with trumpet shaped flowers 2. the flower of a trumpet flower …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trumpet flower — Bignoniaceous Big*no ni*a ceous, a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the {trumpet flower} (also called {trumpet creeper} and {trumpet vine}) is an example. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trumpet-flower — geltonoji tekoma statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bignonijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Tecoma stans), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Tecoma stans angl. yellow trumpet bush; yellow bells; yellow elder; …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • trumpet flower — 1. any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet. 2. See trumpet creeper. 3. See trumpet honeysuckle. 4. the flower of any of these plants. [1720 30, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • trumpet flower — /ˈtrʌmpət flaʊə/ (say trumpuht flowuh) noun 1. any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet. 2. → trumpet honeysuckle. 3. the flower of any of these plants …  

  • trumpet flower — trum′pet flow er n. 1) pln any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet 2) pln the flower of any of these plants • Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

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