bignonia

big·no·nia

noun \big-ˈnō-nē-ə\

Definition of BIGNONIA

: a woody evergreen vine (Bignonia capreolata of the family Bignoniaceae, the bignonia family) of American and Japanese woody vines with compound leaves and tubular flowers

Origin of BIGNONIA

New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon †1743 French royal librarian

First Known Use: 1785

Rhymes with BIGNONIA

clintonia, Estonia, Franconia, Ionia, Laconia, Livonia, mahonia, Pannonia, paulownia, Polonia, Slavonia, Snowdonia, valonia, Wallonia, zirconia