bignoniaceous

American

[big-noh-nee-ey-shuhs] / bɪgˌnoʊ niˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Bignoniaceae.

bignoniaceous British

/ bɪɡˌnəʊnɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae , a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa

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Etymology

Origin of bignoniaceous

< New Latin Bignoniace ( ae ) ( bignonia, -aceae ) + -ous

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The uniformly small but elegantly-leaved exogenous trees, which constitute the mass of the forest, consist in great part of members of the Laurel, Myrtle, Bignoniaceous, and Rubiaceous orders.

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