trumpet vine

American  

noun

1. trumpet creeper.

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trumpet vine British  

noun

1. Also called: trumpet climber.   trumpet flower.  either of two bignoniaceous vines, Campsis radicans of the eastern US or C. grandiflora of E Asia, with clumps of trumpet-shaped flowers: grown as ornamentals

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Etymology

Origin of trumpet vine

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

Someone planted a trumpet vine along a bridge and, nearby, a patch of garlic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

For a time, for example, he went about pronouncing the words "trumpet vine" and "chrysanthemum" over and over, as well as the phrase: "I could put a little comma."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2016

Campsis radicans, a.k.a. trumpet vine, is a wild-mannered wonder that takes the edge off.

From Architectural Digest • Jul. 18, 2014

And Mr. Duffield’s babies — amaryllis, African violet, a pink trumpet vine — are very happy with all the refracted, reflected light they get, he said.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2011

She admired the wisteria that wrapped around the potting shed, the trumpet vine on the arbor, and the big grove of bamboo in the back.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls