eccremocarpus
/ (ˌɛkrəməˈkɑːpəs) /
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noun
any plant of the evergreen climbing genus Eccremocarpus, esp E. scaber, grown for its decorative pinnate foliage and bright orange-red bell flowers: family Bignoniaceae
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Word Origin for eccremocarpus
New Latin, from Greek ekkremēs suspended + karpos fruit
Words nearby eccremocarpus
Ecclesiasticus, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, Ecclestone, Ecclus., eccremocarpus, eccrine, eccrine gland, eccrine poroma, eccrinology, eccrisis
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There are so many uncommon climbing plants which should be tried, notably eccremocarpus scaber, cobea scandens, and mina lobata.
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