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bignoniaceous

[big-noh-nee-ey-shuhs]

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Bignoniaceae.

bignoniaceous

/ ɪɡˌəʊɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae , a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bignoniaceous1

< New Latin Bignoniace ( ae ) ( bignonia, -aceae ) + -ous
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The uniformly small but elegantly-leaved exogenous trees, which constitute the mass of the forest, consist in great part of members of the Laurel, Myrtle, Bignoniaceous, and Rubiaceous orders.

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