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• cross-vine
  cross-vine

  noun

  a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.
• cross vine
  cross vine

  noun

  a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers

cross-vine

American  

[kraws-vahyn, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌvaɪn, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

1. a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.

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cross vine British  

noun

1. a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers

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Etymology

Origin of cross-vine

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

We had sage, bohea, cross-vine, spice, and sassafras teas in abundance.

From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney