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trumpet vine

American  

trumpet vine British  

noun

  1. Also called: trumpet climber.   trumpet flower.  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

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Etymology

Origin of trumpet vine

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10