bignoniad

bignoniad
noun
any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Bignoniaceae, ↑family Bignoniaceae

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\\bigˈnōnēˌad\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin Bignonia + English -ad
: a plant of the family Bignoniaceae or the genus Bignonia

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  • bignoniad — big·no·ni·ad …   English syllables

  • Bignoniaceae — noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑family Bignoniaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑bignoniaceous • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Bignoniaceae — noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales • Syn: ↑Bignoniaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑bignoniaceous (for: ↑Bignoniaceae) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ligneous plant — noun a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems • Syn: ↑woody plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑bugbane, ↑melilotus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • woody plant — noun a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems • Syn: ↑ligneous plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑bugbane, ↑melilotus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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