cross vine

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cross vine

(Plants) a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers

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cross vine - woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section

Bignonia capreolata, quartervine, quarter-vine, trumpet flower

Bignonia, genus Bignonia - one species: cross vine

vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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