trumpet vine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trumpet vine
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Someone planted a trumpet vine along a bridge and, nearby, a patch of garlic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022
For a time, for example, he went about pronouncing the words "trumpet vine" and "chrysanthemum" over and over, as well as the phrase: "I could put a little comma."
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2016
Campsis radicans, a.k.a. trumpet vine, is a wild-mannered wonder that takes the edge off.
From Architectural Digest • Jul. 18, 2014
“The tropical trumpet vine in my house stops growing for the winter,” he said.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2011
She admired the wisteria that wrapped around the potting shed, the trumpet vine on the arbor, and the big grove of bamboo in the back.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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