tecoma
noun
te·coma
tə̇ˈkōmə
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Bignoniaceae) having large showy flowers with a 5-toothed calyx, a nearly regular corolla, and four perfect stamens
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Tecoma or the related genus Campsis
especially : trumpet creeper
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Mexican Spanish tecomasuchil, from Nahuatl tecomaxochitl, from tecomatl clay pot + xochitl flower