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bignonia definition

big·no·nia (big nō′nē ə)

noun

a tropical American evergreen vine (Bignonia capreolata) of the bignonia family that bears tendrils, compound leaves, and trumpet-shaped, yellow or reddish flowers

Etymology: after the Abbé Bignon (1662-1743), librarian to Louis XV

adjective

designating a family (Bignoniaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and woody vines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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