eccremocarpus

/ (ˌɛkrəməˈkɑːpəs) /

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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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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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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