Definition of Bignonia capreolata

1. Noun. Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section.

Exact synonyms: Cross Vine, Quarter-vine, Quartervine, Trumpet Flower
Group relationships: Bignonia, Genus Bignonia
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bignonia Capreolata

Big Mac
Big Muddy
Big Nambas
Big Pharma
Big Q
Big Rip
Big Sioux River
Big Smoke
Big Sur
Bigelow's ligament
Bigelow's septum
Bigfoot
Bigfoots
Bighorn River
Bight of Benin
Bignonia capreolata
Bignoniaceae
Bihar
Bihari
Bihu
Bikini
Bikol
Bilbao
Bilbaoan
Bilbaoans
Bilbo
Bildungsroman
Bildungsromane
Bildungsromans
Bilhah

Literary usage of Bignonia capreolata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1900)
"bignonia capreolata.—No organ of any plant, as far as we have seen, bends away so quickly from the light as do the tendrils of this Bignonia. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"capreolata: *bignonia capreolata. — grandiflora: Campsis chinensis: *Bignonia grandiflora. — jasminoides: 'Pandorea jasmin- oides. ..."

3. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"The species are natives of America, chiefly of the Tropical portions. Principal Species. в г bignonia capreolata (having tendrils. ..."

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