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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- Any of numerous plants of the genus Bignonia or family Bignoniaceae, comprising mainly tropical and subtropical American trees, shrubs, and lianas; especially any of those popular in cultivation for their brightly coloured, trumpet-shaped flowers. Also (in form Bignonia): the genus itself.
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early 18th century. From post-classical Latin and scientific Latin Bignonia from the name of the Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon, librarian to Louis XIV + -ia
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