trumpet vine

trumpet vine

n. See trumpet creeper.

trumpet vine

n (Plants) either of two bignoniaceous vines, Campsis radicans of the eastern US or C. grandiflora of E Asia, with clumps of trumpet-shaped flowers: grown as ornamentals. Also called: trumpet climber or trumpet flower

trum′pet creep`er

n. 1. a climbing vine, Campsis radicans, of the southern U.S., having large, red trumpet-shaped flowers. 2. a related Chinese vine, C. chinensis. [1825–35, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trumpet vine - a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowersCampsis radicans, trumpet creeperBignoniaceae, family Bignoniaceae - trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
	2.	trumpet vine - evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowerscoral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, trumpet honeysuckle, trumpet flowergenus Lonicera, Lonicera - woodbinehoneysuckle - shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera