bignoniaceous

bignoniaceous
/big noh'nee ay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the plant family Bignoniaceae. Cf. bignonia (def. 2).
[ < NL Bignoniace(ae) (see BIGNONIA, -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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