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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

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cross-vine cross vine

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

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

B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah