trumpet-tree

American  

[truhm-pit-tree] / ˈtrʌm pɪtˌtri /

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Cecropia peltata, of the mulberry family, having hollow, jointed stems and branches used in making certain wind instruments.

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Etymology

Origin of trumpet-tree

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Among the leaves of the trumpet-tree, close to his nest,   The pea-dove sings, and each note thrills me with strange delight Like the words, wet with music, that well from your trembling throat.

From The Book of American Negro Poetry by Johnson, James Weldon

In the rainy season of the year, these springs form torrents, which descend in cascades, shaded by the hura, the cuspa, and the silver-leaved cecropia or trumpet-tree.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina